PCU RN Job in Lebanon, NH

Opportunity:

RN - PCU Stepdown

Job Details:

• Day/Night rotation schedule working 36 hours per week
• Patient ratios: Days 1:3, Nights 1:4-5 depending on acuity
• Minimum 1.5 years of recent equivalent experience required
• Care for 48 beds of step-down level patients including cardiology, EP, and cardiac surgical patients
• Manage cardio thoracic surgical patients, pre and post CHF, telemetry, vascular, pulmonary HTN, and temporary pacers
• Handle chest tubes, various tubes, and drips such as Diltiazem, heparin, Lasix, insulin, or amiodarone
• Manage lines/tubes/drains for post-surgical patients, trachs/laryngectomies, and complex wounds
• Provide central line care, maintenance, and blood draws
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring and invasive BP monitoring through arterial lines
• Administer nitro, primacor, dobutamine, dopamine drips
• Operate Bi-PAP/C-PAP equipment
• Handle low dose pressors, vasoactive medications, and inotropes
• Manage external pacers, epicardial wires, and TR bands
• Required credentials: NH RN License or Compact License (proof of state residency required), BLS, ACLS