Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Memorial Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health • Mechanicsville, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Progressive Care (Step down) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients. This role utilizes strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, acting as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units. The RN determines the priority of patient problems and needs, develops and performs patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensures a safe and therapeutic environment. The Progressive Care Step Down Unit is a fast-paced, high acuity unit caring for a complex patient population including post-operative cardiac surgery, general surgery, septic, respiratory failure, DKA, and advanced heart failure. RNs are supported through telemetry and ACLS certifications.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• 1 year of RN experience (required)
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care, ACLS required within 6 months of hire)

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required)
• 6 months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Acting as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units
• Determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness
• Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department
• Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization’s policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• incentives
• referral bonuses
• 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage
• HSA/FSA options
• life insurances
• mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off
• parental and FMLA leave
• short- and long-term disability
• backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance
• professional development and continuing education support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level