PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

Registered Nurse - PCU

Job Details:

• 40-bed PCU/Stepdown unit serving adult and geriatric patients
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4; must be prepared to take 1:5 based on patient acuity and downgrades
• If floated to a non-telemetry Med-Surg unit, patient ratio is 1:6
• Floating is required based on hospital needs, including to non-telemetry Med-Surg units
• Every other weekend is required
• Self-scheduling
• 2 years of PCU/Stepdown or Med-Surg/Telemetry experience required
• Strong EKG experience required
• Experience managing non-titratable cardiac drips required
• CVA experience required
• Chest tube management with Emerson/Pleur-Evac required
• Common diagnoses include CHF, COPD, MI, sepsis, pneumonia, GI bleed, ETOH withdrawal, renal failure, stroke, and altered mental status
• Responsible for telemetry interpretation and rhythm documentation
• Comfortable with peritoneal dialysis using Amia PD System
• Comfortable managing non-titratable drips including Amiodarone, Diltiazem/Cardizem, and Lasix
• Comfortable with Heparin drip nursing protocol
• Serve as Code Team responder as recorder and timekeeper
• Special equipment includes Amia PD System, portable telemetry monitoring, pagers, Vocera, Sonitor locator badge, EKG, and bladder scan
• Charting system: Cerner iVIEW
• Scrub color: Navy blue (scrubs provided)
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIH Stroke Scale, Prophecy Relias Advanced EKG assessment, and 4-hour annual stroke CEs
• Maryland or compact RN license required