Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – FT Nights
About The Position
Our 35-bed Cardiac/Neuro Intermediate Unit is a stroke-designated unit that specializes in neurological, spinal surgeries, and conditions including but not limited to seizures, strokes, cervical and lumbar discectomy/fusion, craniotomies for tumor resection, and cerebral aneurysm clipping. Our RN team also provides care for cardiovascular patients with conditions such as Heart Failure, AMI, pre and post-interventional patients (heart Cath, ablations, and pacemakers), patients needing cardiac drips, and Arrhythmia patients needing a higher level of care in a non-ICU setting. It is a high acuity telemetry/PCU unit that has standard nurse to patient ratios of 4:1 and up to 5:1 depending on acuity.
Requirements
- Diploma of Nursing OR Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) Required
- RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator, and coordinator for quality patient care.
- Texas State RN license or compact license is accepted OR Nursing Diploma
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support (AHA) upon hire Required
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of hire required
- CPI-Crisis Prevention Intervention training within 60 days of hire is required
Nice To Haves
- BSN Preferred
- (1) year Stepdown, Progressive Care or Intermediate (Tele) Care RN experience or three (2) years of Telemetry experience in an acute care hospital preferred
- PCCN-Progressive Care Certified Nurse is preferred not required
- SCRN - Stroke Certified Registered Nurse is preferred not required
Responsibilities
- Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
- Assesses the patient
- Plans the care of the patient
- Intervenes as appropriate
- Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
- Incorporates age-specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
- Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
- Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
Benefits
- 401k
- PTO
- medical
- dental
- Paid Parental Leave
- flex spending
- tuition reimbursement
- student Loan forgiveness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
