PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - PCU

Job Details:

• Work three 12-hour night shifts per week from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Weekend and holiday rotation required
• Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice
• Consider patient culture, age, and developmental level when designing care actions and interventions
• Identify patient risk factors and presenting complaints
• Collect objective and subjective patient data and obtain health information from family or others as necessary
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Determine desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Identify and address educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process by executing discharge orders in a timely manner
• Coordinate discharge planning with Case Management and other team members as indicated
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities and core measures including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, and CAUTIs
• Promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through words and actions
• Base nursing practices on evidence, current research, hospital and department policies, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines