PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

Registered Nurse - PCU

Job Details:

• Mixed acuity unit caring for PCU, MS Tele, and MS patients
• Patient ratios adjusted by acuity: 1:3-5 for days and weekends; 1:3-7 for nights
• Every other weekend requirement
• Float required - may be floated to sister units: West 2, West 3, and Observation unit
• Maximum 7 days of requested time off
• 12-hour unit orientation
• Scrubs: any solid color
• Must have PCU/IMC experience within the last 3 years
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• EPIC charting experience is a hard requirement
• Pyxis and SBAR communication systems used
• NY nursing license required
• Must reside more than 50 miles from facility
• Patient age groups include adolescents, infants, adults, pediatrics, and geriatrics
• Patient diagnoses include PCU and MS Tele, surgical pre and post, ENT, general surgery, trauma surgery, ortho surgery, and overflow medical diagnosis patients
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Preferred certifications: PALS, TCAR
• Required skills include but are not limited to: telemetry, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, IV insulin protocols, titration of insulin drips, feeding tube care and management, continuous bladder irrigation, accessing ports, blood product administration, central line care and management, PICC line management, heparin protocols, titration of cardiac drips, chest tubes, external CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, tracheostomy management, wound care/wound vac, and isolation precautions