Progressive Care Nurse - Travel - (PCU RN)

Company: American Mobile Healthcare
Location: Downey
Posted on: November 22, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description & Requirements

Progressive Care Nurse - (PCU RN)

StartDate: 11/16/2020Available Shifts: 12 D Pay Rate: $2336.00 - 2575.00

Opened in the fall of 2009, this medical center is the area's newest hospital in more than 40 years! Environmentally friendly and built with the patient in mind. The hospital rooms are 95% private with pullout beds for loved ones, and nurses' stations are close to the patients. The hospital has a full-service Emergency Department, Critical Care, high-risk obstetrical services, and a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

What travelers and managers say about Downey: "I love it here and the people I work with, everyone is so friendly" A. Lal Director of Staffing

Downey Fun Facts

*Site of the oldest McDonald's restaurant, opened 1953, the First Taco Bell opened here in 1962 and the first Southern California Dunkin' Donuts opened in 2014 to include a drive-thru window.

*Hometown of the musical greats: The Carpenters, "Weird Al" Yankovic, James Hetfield and Ron McGovery of Melallica.

*Former NASA Industrial Plant that was the manufacturing home for both the Apollo Space Program and later the Spaceshuttle Program

*Downey Studios: approximately 80 acres on the former NASA site that was reconstructed as a state of the art medial production facility.

Unit Patient population: SD to ICU Vents Post MI’s CHF Post ops. Floating required when necessary where qualified to work: MS, OTC, Tele as needed based on census. Certifcations/Skills required: BLS, ACLS, Telemetry and Ventilator management. Special Medications: some vasoactive drips but do not titrate. Scrubs Nurse provides their own.

FLOATING: requires on an as needed basis to: where qualified to work -

Required Qualifications

ACLS, BLS

Vent Experience

Must pass EKG test upon arrival to continue assignment

About the Facility

Having opened its doors to the Los Angeles public in 1965, the Kaiser Downey Medical Center has become a trusted name in healthcare and the preferred choice of many in the area. Today, the medical center exists as a 352-bed institution that offers a full range of care options and is the frequent recipient of national and regional awards and accreditations, including being the recipient of the Women's Choice Award for one of America's Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by Women's Certified and, in 2012, receiving the CALNOC Performance Excellence Awards, for a second year in a row.

Facility Location

Birthplace of the Apollo space program and a bustling city with more than 100,000 residents, Downey, California is just minutes from the best of Southern California, including Hollywood, Anaheim, and Manhattan Beach—the world capital of beach volleyball. Nearby Long Beach offers the RMS Queen Mary Hotel, as well as a thriving waterfront downtown, world-class aquarium, and the historic Belmont Shores.

Job Benefits

At American Mobile Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer:

Competitive pay rates

Free, quality, private housing

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) and Flex Spending

Life Insurance

Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage

Free Continuing Education

Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

About the Company

Since its inception in 1985, American Mobile Healthcare has set the highest standards in professional recruitment for the travel healthcare industry. Our professional staffing team offers unparalleled customer service and industry commitment, as well as top pay and benefits. American Mobile Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer.  We encourage minority and female applicants to apply

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