PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - PCU

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour evening/night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• 3 shifts per week with 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Washington State or Compact RN Licensure required
• Required to maintain active BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Required to float as a sitter and may float in rotation
• Coordinate and provide high quality patient care utilizing the nursing process and unit specific standards of practice
• Develop, implement, and continually reassess individualized patient plans of care
• Administer medications and complete nursing procedures and/or treatments
• Continually evaluate discharge plans for appropriateness, educational needs, and necessary changes
• Accurately document care provided, assessments, plans of care, interventions, and patient responses
• Collect patient information needed to provide safe, high quality care
• Complete holistic ongoing assessments of patient status and respond appropriately
• Determine and complete appropriate nursing actions to meet physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative care goals
• Educate patients, families, and significant others with appropriate health information and written materials
• Delegate appropriately and oversee care provided by non-licensed assistive personnel
• Communicate and collaborate with all members of the healthcare team
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for patients and staff according to unit policies
• Must function within the guidelines of the Washington Nurse Practice Act and unit specific standards of practice