PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - PCU

Job Details:

• Work 3 shifts per week on 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Weekend and holiday rotation required
• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person, creating a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing care 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
• Implement patient care therapies and procedures with clinical autonomy within scope of practice
• 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
• Identify and address educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner and coordinating with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, and CAUTIs monitoring
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions