PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - Stepdown

Job Details:

• Work three 12-hour night shifts per week from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Patient ratio is 1:5
• Every other weekend and holiday shift required
• No block scheduling available
• May float to Med-Surg and Med-Surg/Telemetry units based on hospital needs
• 2 years of Med-Surg/Telemetry experience required
• Neurology experience required
• Teaching hospital and Level I or Level II trauma experience preferred
• CVA/acute stroke care and pre/post-neurosurgery experience required
• Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury experience required
• Feeding-tube care, pre/post-hemodialysis care, and renal failure experience required
• Surgical drain, wound care/wound VAC, oxygen administration, and isolation/PPE experience required
• Care for adult and geriatric patient populations
• Common diagnoses include CVA, ischemic stroke, epilepsy, seizures, radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, rhabdomyolysis, post-laminectomy, post-ACDF, post-craniotomy, and ETOH withdrawal
• Utilize continuous bedside EEG monitoring, telemetry, and bladder scanning
• Charting system: Cerner
• Scrub color: Navy blue
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and 16-hour Maryland-approved trauma certification by week 27
• TCRN preferred
• Basic EKG assessment through Prophecy Relias required and must be successfully completed prior to orientation
• 8 hours of annual stroke continuing education required
• 4 hours of annual trauma-related continuing education required
• Maryland or compact RN license required upon submission