Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Address: 3441 Dickerson Road
Unit Name: Progressive Care Unit

Building: Main Campus
Cost Center: 632

General Information

Unit Specifics:
• Number of Beds: 34
• Patient Ratios: 1 to 3-4; stretched ratio of 1:5 (mix of med-surg and PCU)
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): Daily availability of a Unit Secretary and consistently between 2-4 Patient Care Technicians each shift. Phlebotomy and Respiratory Therapy available for all shifts.
• Type of equipment: Standard
• Documentation system: Meditech
• Scheduling requirements: Three shifts per week with 4 weekend shifts per month. (Saturday/Sunday are considered weekend for Day Shift; Friday/Saturday/Sunday are considered weekends for Night Shift)
• Floating policy: When floating is required, Travelers will float first, PRN staff second, and Full Time Core Staff last
• Patient Experience requirements: Standard
Hospital Specifics-
• Certifications: ABLS and ACLS

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set: PCU Experience

Must have : PCU/ICU Experience

Advanced skills needed: ACLS, ability to take care of tracheostomy/vents, as well as high acuity patient population

Procedures performed on unit: Chest Tube Insertion, Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture

Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS

Dress Code : (Required uniform)
• Navy Blue Scrubs

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.
• Attached

Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards..
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• Recent BEE Award Winner
• 800 Days free of CAUTI
• No CLABSIs since before 2015
• Honorable Mention in Critical Care Excellence

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.
• Flexible self-scheduling, several tenured nursing staff, great Trauma/Hospitalist team, soon to receive Level 1 Trauma accreditation

Medasource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits & Perks:

Medasource Healthcare offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer: 

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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