Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) positions are available in an urban, community-based hospital setting in High Point, North Carolina. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care for patients requiring continuous cardiac, respiratory, and hemodynamic monitoring, including those recovering from cardiac interventions, thoracic surgery, or experiencing respiratory failure. The position offers a dynamic environment focused on patient safety and excellent teamwork.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM), 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid North Carolina RN licensure, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification, 1 year of cardiac telemetry or Progressive Care Unit experience, and ability to work in North Carolina.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, arterial lines, titration of drips, chest tube management, and post-procedure care.
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Patients with NSTEMI or post-STEMI, cardiac interventions, electrophysiology procedures, thoracic surgery, heart failure, stroke recovery, and respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support.
• Patient Ratios: RN to patient ratio of 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions.
• Support within the Department: CNA support, charge nurse, rapid response team, hospitalist coverage, and 24/7 telemetry monitoring.
• Technology/Equipment: EPIC electronic medical records, Baxter IV pumps, Philips Intellivue monitors, arterial lines, in-room monitors, and other unit-specific equipment.
• Orientation: 36 hours of facility and unit-specific training during the first week, including NTO and online Healthstream modules, plus a 12-hour shift with an RN preceptor.
• Float: Float within the critical care division or intermediate care.
• Additional Notes: Scrub color is royal blue; free parking available; team-oriented culture emphasizing high tech and high touch care; work in a positive, collaborative environment.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.