TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Monroe, North Carolina, 28112!
Job Title: RN - Progressive Care Unit
Profession: RN
Specialty: Progressive Care
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: 12hr Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 36
Experience: Minimum 18 months PCU RN experience
License: Registered Nurse License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Experience with critical care drips such as Insulin, Nitroglycerin, Cardene, Diltiazem, Amiodarone, Heparin, Blood products.
- General PCU skill set including stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, trach care and management, PIV starts, chest tube management, NGT placement, drain/tube management, foley insertion, and management.
Description:
RN - Progressive Care Unit
This position involves caring for patients with various diagnoses including stroke, heart failure, chest pain, COPD, respiratory illnesses, GI disorders, liver failure, and acute kidney injury.
Patient ratios are 1:3-4 for RNs and 1:5-6 for CNAs.
The department offers support including charge nurses, hospitalists, and intensivists available 24/7.
Nurses will read monitors and respond as there is no telemetry monitoring technician.
Floating to other facilities may be required based on regional needs.
Weekend rotation is every other weekend with no call for travelers.
Travelers are expected to work 75% of holidays.