TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Albany, New York, 12208!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Progressive Critical Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night shift
Hours per Shift: 12.5
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Active state nursing license required
Certifications: ACLS certification required
Must-Have:
Epic experience required
Navy blue scrubs required
Description:
The nurses in our Progressive Critical Care Unit care for medically delicate and surgically complex patients.
Common patient conditions include respiratory failure, sepsis, closed head injuries, multi-system organ dysfunction, endocrine disorders, complex traumas, and surgical complications.
Candidates must be competent in the care of medical and surgical populations.
Advanced knowledge in hemodynamics, including pressor usage per titration protocols, is essential.
Candidates should have experience administering antihypertensive drips, sedative and Narcan drips, thrombo-embolytics, and managing central venous pressure (CVP), external ventricular drains (EVD), and ortho traction.
Infection prevention protocols need to be understood and followed.
Furthermore, experience with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), BiPap, and CPAP is necessary.
Nurses with significant adult Progressive Critical Care Unit experience and community hospital ICU experience tend to excel in this environment.
The average patient load is three high-acuity patients.
A competency test will be required within 24 hours of submission.