PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - Stepdown

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Every other weekend required - night shift weekends are Friday and Saturday
• Rotating holidays required including Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5 for both day and night shifts
• 20-bed unit with all private rooms
• Charting system is EPIC
• Required certifications: ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), NIHSS
• Minimum 1+ year of travel nursing experience required
• BSN not required
• Administer and manage drips including Cardizem, Amiodarone, Labetalol, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Heparin, Integrilin per protocol, and Nitroglycerin at set rates
• Manage Bipap, CPAP, and High Flow oxygen in coordination with Respiratory Therapy
• Perform point-of-care blood glucose testing using AccuChek glucometer with barcode scanning
• Read and document telemetry strips every 4 hours and export into patient charts
• Work with Phillips Cardiac Monitors with central monitoring station and hardwired room monitors
• Place IVs and draw labs from central lines when ordered - no IV team on unit
• Conduct shared Q2 hour rounding with PCTs
• Common patient diagnoses include elevated troponin, active chest pain, pre/post cardiac catheterization with and without intervention, post-STEMI after ICU recovery, NSTEMI, peritoneal dialysis, pacemakers, and occasional post-surgical patients
• Hospitalist in-house 24/7, Respiratory Therapy in-house 24/7, and Pharmacy in-house 24/7 with daytime unit presence
• Pharmacy utilizes Omnicell medication dispensing system
• Scrub color is navy blue with navy or white jacket and white or navy undershirt - hair must be natural color and distasteful tattoos must be covered
• Orientation consists of three shifts: first shift includes required education modules and shadowing, second shift is orientation, and third shift is independent
• May be asked to precept or take charge nurse responsibilities based on comfort level and unit needs
• Floating may occur to a comparable or lower level unit such as telemetry or medical/surgical