PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - MS/Stepdown

Job Details:

• Stepdown/PCU experience required
• Acute care surgical floor experience required
• ENT and/or Transplant experience preferred
• Care for patients post-operatively, including patients with new drains, wounds, trachs, ostomies, NGT, or DHT
• Patient ratios are 5:1 for surgical patients and 3:1 for stepdown area
• Provide nursing care for patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex under general supervision
• Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments
• Note all changes in physician orders for assigned patients
• Assist physicians in patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatments
• Obtain and monitor physiological data, observe physiological manifestations, and intervene when necessary
• Administer medications as prescribed
• Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products
• Interact with patients and families to share care plans during hospitalization and at discharge
• Inform patients and families of hospital procedures
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel
• Delegate tasks to support staff as needed