Local Contract Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $47-53 per hourHealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional • Chattanooga, TN, United States

Local Contract Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $47-53 per hour

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional • Chattanooga, TN, United States

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HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional is seeking a local contract nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a local contract nursing job in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty : PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Discipline : RN
Start Date : 01 / 12 / 2026
Duration : 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift : 12 hours, nights
Employment Type : Local Contract

Unit Specifics :

Number of Beds : 29

Type of equipment : Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry, Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices, MobiLab

Documentation system : Meditech

Scheduling requirements : 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule. Self-scheduling (within reason to allow balanced staffing). May request days off as needed prior to schedule closing. Schedule will be finalized 2 weeks in advance. Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift.

Floating policy : Travel RNs float first. We rotate floating, and the oldest float date will float first.

Patient Experience requirements : We have a heavy cardiac patient population, and the CV surgery patients come to PCU when they leave our ICU. We perform Q6H head-to-toe assessments and chart each one fully. We do the usual PCU gtts – Dopamine, Dobutrex, Nitro, Heparin, Cardizem, Lidocaine, Milrinone, Amiodarone, Cardene, Labetolol, Insulin, and we also titrate Precedex.

Hospital Specifics-

Certifications : BLS and ACLS required.

Requested Skill Set : Cardiac / telemetry experience, and PCU and / or critical care experience.

The PCU delivers highly individualized care to medical, cardiac, and surgical complex patients requiring intermediate care such as : Sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, heart blocks, post cardiac catheterization, AKI, CKD, diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, CVA, acute and chronic respiratory failure, GI bleed, pneumonia, post-operative day one coronary artery bypass grafting, post-operative day one aortic valve surgery, post thoracic surgery, post neurosurgery, as well as other complex patients.

Advanced skills needed : IV insertion, chest tube management, DHT insertion / management, tracheostomy experience, CVC management, EKG, Foley management, early patient mobility

Procedures performed on unit : Foley placement, IV insertion, wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT / NG placement, patient ambulation, ADLs

Certifications Required : BLS and ACLS

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