Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary:

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse (RN) position available in a hospital setting. This role involves managing patients with stroke, cardiac drips, and those on continuous bipap therapy, among other procedures. The unit accommodates a mix of patient needs requiring acute but less intensive care than an intensive care unit, and offers a dynamic environment for professional growth.

Job Details:

• Shifts: Nights, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid RN license, at least 1 year of experience, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), and NIH (National Institutes of Health) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Preceptor experience, charge nurse experience.
• Unit Information:
  • Location: Medical City facility
  • Floor: 2nd floor of the main hospital
  • Bed Capacity: 25 beds
  • Staffing: 54 full-time equivalents
  • Staffing Model: Staffing comprises charge RNs, staff RNs, and PCTs during both day and night shifts
  • Patient Ratios: Typically 4:1 or 5:1
  • Equipment: Bipap, restraints, airvo, bedside monitoring, seizure precautions, telemonitoring
  • EMR System: Meditech
• Responsibilities: Managing stroke patients, cardiac drips, patients on bipap, following unit-specific policies and SOPs, and providing compassionate, team-oriented patient care.

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.