Registered Nurse PCU

Job Description

Job & Shift: Night Shifts 12 Guaranteed Hours 36 hours per week

Unit: PCU

Unit Type: Stepdown

Division: Nursing

Care Setting: Acute

Job Description

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Years of Experience 2 Years

License to Submit Yes

BSN Required

No

Orientation Hours

12 Hours

Required Certifications

ACLS, BLS

Shift Notes

Nights 1845-0715; EOW

Charting System: EPIC

Unit Notes

•*Facility is able to request 90 Day Emergency License** Unit PCU # of beds 20 Ratios 1:4 Required Certifications ACLS, BLS Common diagnoses/Types of patients Cardiac, Respiratory, ETOH w/d, Renal failure Experience or 'Must have' skills Acute care, cardiac and respiratory Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes minimal Common titratable &/or set rate drips Cardizem, heparin, amiodarone Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes both Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios Yes 1:8 RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Cpap, Bipap, high flow nasal cannula Is there tele on this unit? Monitor techs? RNs read strips? Yes monitor techs and RNs Shifts & Scheduling 12 hours -1845-0715 Weekend Requirement EOW Holiday Requirement 1 major and 1 minor Is there a call or standby requirement? Placed on call for low census only Floating Requirement Floats in turn to ICU or Med/Surg Scrub Color/Dress code Scrub Top: Any color/Design; Pants: Black, Navy Blue, Cocoa Brown, Khaki, Charcoal Gray Unit/Department specific orientation 2 shifts