Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $1,546 per week in Denton, TX

Company: Mindlance Health
Location: Denton
Posted on: November 28, 2025

Job Description:

ID: 73509102 Shift: 19:00-07:00 Description: - TRAVEL - RN -Trauma Stepdown (636) MC Denton - 7P-7A (949139) Unit Information: Surgical Trauma-63610 Location: Medical City Denton Address: 3535 S. Interstate 35E Floor: 5th floor Building: Main General Information Tell us about the unit(s): Number of Beds - 25 Number of Staff 44 FTE s (57 headcount) Type of staff: Day Shift 1 charge/6 RN s/3 techs/1 secretary Night Shift 1 charge/6 RN s/3 techs Patient Ratios 1:4 (1:5 max for stepdown) Type of equipment - EMR Meditech On Call Requirement none Floating Requirement - to stepdown service lines (Progressive Care Unit/Heart and Vascular Unit) Typical hiring profile Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters) Must have: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role. ACLS, BLS, NIH Great customer service skills Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first. Trauma/Orthopedic experience Meditech experience List typical procedures performed on unit(s): Patients requiring acute surgical intervention/consultation or post op care including: Trauma Surgery Bariatric Surgery Vascular Surgery Traumatic Brain Injury General Surgery Urological Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Neuro / Spine Surgery GI Bleed / Endoscopy Pulmonary Embolus Patients with neurological diagnosis including but not limited to: CVA, TIA, TBI, S/P Neuro-Surgery, Altered Mental Status Meningitis New onset Seizures Hypertensive Crisis Chest Pain, CHF Sepsis Hemodynamically Stable Alcohol Withdrawal Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Lab procedural patients (HVU) Post op CV surgery patients when hemodynamically stable (HVU) Unstable angina, suspected MI (NSTEMI & STEMI). (HVU) Chest pain rule out patients (HVU) Chest pain with acute EKG changes and or elevated troponin. (HVU) Patients with acute cardiac dysrhythmias requiring IV/PO medication management Hypertensive Urgency Mild-Moderate congestive heart failure; with elevated BNP, and/or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray without shock Respiratory distress patients with documented Sp02 88% or below on room air requiring Venti mask, BiPAP or CPAP Post-op Femoropopliteal bypass, peripheral stents, post aortograms Post-op CEA Pulmonary Embolus requiring Heparin Drip Patients meeting PACU discharge criteria Vital Signs: HR 50-150 o BP 90 mmHg and 180 mmHg Systolic Dyspnea with respiratory rate 30 breaths/min or 10 breaths/min. Oxygen Saturation greater than 90 Patients receiving the following Intravenous drips: Agatroban o Agrastat/Integrelin/ReoPro o Amiodarone o Cardene o Cardizem o Dobutamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Dopamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Heparin o Lasix o Morphine or Ativan for palliative care o Nitroglycerin o Primacor o Sodium Bicarbonate Best personality Fit: Team player Adaptable to changing environment Good communication skills Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines. Vitals q 4 Telemetry monitoring Q4 patient assessment 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. *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent. Level 2 trauma center with 90% of inpatients coming from ED. General Comments No. of Positions: 1/2. Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91

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