| Location | Brooklyn, NY |
| Salary | $64–$65 Per Hour |
Talent4Health is seeking a local contract nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a local contract nursing job in Brooklyn, New York.
Exp. Shift: AM (07:00 - 19:30)
3 X 11.5s • 34.5 hrs / Week
11.5 hrs.
Meal Duration: 60
On Call: No
Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse, PCU Float
Position Overview Maimonides Medical Center is seeking an experienced Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse for their float pool. The RN will care for patients requiring cardiac monitoring, advanced line and drain management, chronic stable ventilator support, pacemaker management, and titrated vasoactive, antiarrhythmic, and noncardiac medications.
Unit Information • Facility: Maimonides Medical Center • Unit: PCU Float • Service Line: Nursing • Nursing Category: Acute Care • Specialty: RN – Progressive Care Unit • Unit Type: PCU Float/Stepdown • Number of Beds: 11–20 • Scrub Color: Navy Blue • Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:3 • Ancillary Staff: Not applicable • Call Required: No • Float Support: Telemetry, PMCU, 6W ( stroke , neuro), 7W tele, PSCU, G2 / B2 (cardiac step down) and anywhere in medicine • EHR: Not specified
Patient Population • Adolescent • Adult • Geriatric
Common Diagnoses and Treatments
The PCSU provides care for: • Preoperative surgical patients • Postoperative surgical patients • Observation patients • Cardiac progressive-care patients • Patients with cardiac sheaths • Patients with chronic stable ventilators • Patients requiring pacemaker management • Patients receiving vasoactive drips • Patients receiving antiarrhythmic drips • Patients receiving noncardiac drips
Required Clinical Skills
Progressive and Cardiac Care • Care of cardiac progressive-care patients • Cardiac sheath management and removal • Telemetry interpretation • 12-lead EKG interpretation • Epicardial pacemaker management • Central venous pressure monitoring • Blood and blood product administration • Cooling and warming blanket management • Chronic stable ventilator care
Airway and Respiratory Care • Breathing treatments • Chest tube setup and care • CPAP and BiPAP • Ventilator care • Tracheostomy care
Line Management and Equipment • Central lines • PICC lines • Triple-lumen catheters • Drains • Feeding tubes • Epidural pumps • External ventricular drains and intracranial pressure monitoring • PCA pumps • Wound vacuums • Hemovac drains • PowerHeart pacemakers • Warming blankets
Titrated IV Medications
Experience administering and titrating the following medications is required: • Heparin • Amiodarone • Cardizem • Beta blockers • Dobutamine • Magnesium sulfate • Levophed • Norepinephrine
Stable Drips and Medications
Experience administering or monitoring: • Amiodarone • Cardizem • Heparin • Antiseizure medications • Lasix • Neo-Synephrine • Nicardipine • Nitroglycerin
Candidate Qualifications • Active Registered Nurse license as required by the facility and applicable jurisdiction • Progressive care, stepdown, telemetry, or comparable acute-care nursing experience • Experience caring for preoperative and postoperative surgical patients • Competency in cardiac rhythm and 12-lead EKG interpretation • Experience managing central lines, chest tubes, drains, wound vacuums, pacemakers, and cardiac sheaths • Experience caring for patients receiving titrated cardiac, vasoactive, and antiarrhythmic medications • Current certifications required by the facility for the assignment
Exp. Shift: AM (07:00 - 19:30) 3 X 11.5s • 34.5 hrs / Week 11.5 hrs. Meal Duration: 60 On Call: No Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse, PCU Float Position Overview Maimonides Medical Center is seeking an experienced Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse for their float pool. The RN will care for patients requiring cardiac monitoring, advanced line and drain management, chronic stable ventilator support, pacemaker management, and titrated vasoactive, antiarrhythmic, and noncardiac medications. Unit Information • Facility: Maimonides Medical Center • Unit: PCU Float • Service Line: Nursing • Nursing Category: Acute Care • Specialty: RN – Progressive Care Unit • Unit Type: PCU Float/Stepdown • Number of Beds: 11–20 • Scrub Color: Navy Blue • Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:3 • Ancillary Staff: Not applicable • Call Required: No • Float Support: Telemetry, PMCU, 6W ( stroke , neuro), 7W tele, PSCU, G2 / B2 (cardiac step down) and anywhere in medicine • EHR: Not specified Patient Population • Adolescent • Adult • Geriatric Common Diagnoses and Treatments The PCSU provides care for: • Preoperative surgical patients • Postoperative surgical patients • Observation patients • Cardiac progressive-care patients • Patients with cardiac sheaths • Patients with chronic stable ventilators • Patients requiring pacemaker management • Patients receiving vasoactive drips • Patients receiving antiarrhythmic drips • Patients receiving noncardiac drips Required Clinical Skills Progressive and Cardiac Care • Care of cardiac progressive-care patients • Cardiac sheath management and removal • Telemetry interpretation • 12-lead EKG interpretation • Epicardial pacemaker management • Central venous pressure monitoring • Blood and blood product administration • Cooling and warming blanket management • Chronic stable ventilator care Airway and Respiratory Care • Breathing treatments • Chest tube setup and care • CPAP and BiPAP • Ventilator care • Tracheostomy care Line Management and Equipment • Central lines • PICC lines • Triple-lumen catheters • Drains • Feeding tubes • Epidural pumps • External ventricular drains and intracranial pressure monitoring • PCA pumps • Wound vacuums • Hemovac drains • PowerHeart pacemakers • Warming blankets Titrated IV Medications Experience administering and titrating the following medications is required: • Heparin • Amiodarone • Cardizem • Beta blockers • Dobutamine • Magnesium sulfate • Levophed • Norepinephrine Stable Drips and Medications Experience administering or monitoring: • Amiodarone • Cardizem • Heparin • Antiseizure medications • Lasix • Neo-Synephrine • Nicardipine • Nitroglycerin Candidate Qualifications • Active Registered Nurse license as required by the facility and applicable jurisdiction • Progressive care, stepdown, telemetry, or comparable acute-care nursing experience • Experience caring for preoperative and postoperative surgical patients • Competency in cardiac rhythm and 12-lead EKG interpretation • Experience managing central lines, chest tubes, drains, wound vacuums, pacemakers, and cardiac sheaths • Experience caring for patients receiving titrated cardiac, vasoactive, and antiarrhythmic medications • Current certifications required by the facility for the assignment
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