Registered Nurse - PCU

Registered Nurse – PCU

Our client, a healthcare company, is looking for a Registered Nurse – PCU for their Augusta, GA location.

Responsibilities:

• Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Nasal Cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oxygen administration
• Tracheostomy care/management
• Neurological/Psychiatric
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
• Pre/Post neurosurgery
• Traumatic Brain injury
• Gastrointestinal
• Feeding tube care and management
• Medications
• Heparin Protocols
• Manage Cardiac drips- no titration
• Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration*
• Titrate Cardiac drips
• Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry -on the unit monitoring
• Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Professional Topics and Skills
• Isolation Precautions
• Endocrine/Metabolic
• Titration of Insulin drips

Requirements:

• Minimum Experience: 1 year; 1st Timers are accepted
• Patient Population: Adolescents to Geriatrics
• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIH
• General Skills and Work Setting Requirements: No Block Scheduling; mixed MS/Tele and Intermediate patients, neuro (small population), respiratory, cardiac, mixed medical, titrating cardiac drips required and tele required; assignments could be all PCU, all MS/Tele, or a mix of PCU and MS/Tele depending on the acuity of the patients and staffing
• Ratio / Census: Ratio: 1:4-5; Please note this unit has a high staffing ratio
• Unit Systems: Epic, Pyxis, SBAR
• Years of Experience:1 year(s)
• Community Hospital Experience:
• IV therapy/Phlebotomy
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Work Settings
• Cardiac Telemetry*
• Neuro Stepdown*
• PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown*
• Telemetry*
• Respiratory

Preferred

• Certfications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.