PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - PCU

Job Details:

• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person, creating a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
• Base nursing practices on evidence, current research, hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines
• Incorporate all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity in clinical decision-making
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing actions and interventions
• Identify patient risk factors, presenting complaints, and collect objective and subjective data
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Determine desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Conduct and document ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Facilitate patient discharge process including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, and CAUTIs
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Minimum two years of cardiovascular experience required