RN (Registered Nurse)

Opportunity:

RN - PCU Stepdown

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour shifts starting at 6:45 AM or 6:45 PM
• Every other weekend requirement
• Must live 75+ miles from facility (strict radius rule with driver's license verification required)
• 2 years stepdown experience in acute care setting required without exception
• Floor-specific orientation of 3 shifts provided
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS preferred
• Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips using Phillips monitors
• Experience with various drips including Cardizem, amiodarone, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, and others
• Work with BiPap, CPAP, Vapotherm, and high flow oxygen (no full vents)
• Float to ICU for stepdown patients or assist with tasks if ICU experience available
• Manage 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio on 44-bed cardiac stepdown unit
• Care for post-operative cardiovascular surgery patients, CHF, A-fib with RVR, and various cardiac procedures
• Handle fast room turnover with 12-16 patient admissions/discharges per shift on busy days
• Must be flexible to work holidays and days around holidays as needed
• Dress code: Caribbean blue scrubs, natural hair color, no fake nails, no facial piercings, no visible tattoos
• Use MEDITECH charting system
• Cancellation policy allows 12 hours every 2 weeks