Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse position in Louisville, Kentucky. This role involves providing specialized care in a 28-bed unit with a focus on transplant, ESRD, dialysis, and general patient care. The nurse will support a collaborative team environment, utilizing advanced clinical skills and equipment to deliver high-quality patient care.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid BLS (Basic Life Support) certification, CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification; 1 year of relevant clinical experience; ability to attend NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) training; current licensure to practice as an RN.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with transplant patients, manual peritoneal dialysis, and surgical preparation.
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: ESRD, dialysis patients, and upcoming training on transplant patients.
• Patient Ratios: RN: 1:2 for new kidney, CVT; 1:4; general: 1:5. CNA coverage during day and night shifts.
• Support within the Department: CNA, secretary, charge nurse, Phlebotomy, resource nurse, rapid response team, RT, hospitalist, transplant teams, and central tele monitoring are available 24/7.
• Technology/Equipment: EMR system, Cerner; IV pumps (Plum ICU Medical), Med dispensing (Omnicell); vital monitoring equipment, telemetering, and unit-specific tools.
• Orientation: 2 shifts of facility and unit orientation.
• Floating: First to float if needed, based on unit`s policy.
• Other Notes: Scrub color - Galaxy Blue; free parking with badge access; unit culture includes celebrations and potlucks.

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.