Progressive Care Unit - PCU RN - TravelNurse
Company: Travel Nurse Across America
Location: Charleston
Posted on: May 23, 2023
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Job Description:
We're looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs for an immediate
travel nurse opening in Charleston, SC. The right RN should have
1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more
requirements. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who
require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren't
unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs will
utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital
information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling
intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations. Close
observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant
amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous
line that may need to be adjusted or titrated. The PCU RN is
sometimes also called a step-down nurse, and the PCU is also known
as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical
stepdown and ER holding. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you should be
prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside
care; stabilize critical cardiac patients. Change dressings, insert
catheters and start IVs. Prepare, administer and record prescribed
medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Monitor
and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret
and record electronic displays. Initiate corrective action whenever
information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
PCU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods
of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs
should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of
patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. Because
of the fast-paced environment, Progressive Care Unit RNs must
possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to
people of all ages and backgrounds. Active SC or compact license.
Certs: ACLS, BLS. Experience: 2 years - Burn Experience is
preferred.
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