Progressive Care Unit RN
Albany, NY
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: RN - Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Location: Albany, New York
Employment Type: Travel Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Work in the Progressive Critical Care Unit caring for medically delicate and surgically complex adult patients.
• Patient conditions include respiratory failure, sepsis, closed head injuries, multi-system organ dysfunction, endocrine disorders, complex traumas, and surgical complications.
• Average patient load: 3 high acuity patients.
• Competency in care of medical and surgical populations required.
• Must be proficient in ACLS and advanced hemodynamics, including pressor usage per titration protocols.
• Experience with antihypertensive drips, sedative and narcan drips, thrombo-embolytics, arterial lines, central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring, external ventricular drains (EVD), orthopedic traction, infection prevention protocols, HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP, and oxypendent.
• Nurses with large-scale adult PCU and community hospital ICU experience tend to perform well.
• Navy blue scrubs required.
• Epic EMR experience is required.
• Competency test required within 24 hours of submission.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York.
• Minimum of 2 years of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience, including experience within the last year.
• Experience in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) settings.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Experience with Epic electronic medical records (EMR) system.

Additional Information

• Local candidates from certain counties are not eligible.
• Must be able to work the specified shifts (details not provided).
• Competency test will be administered shortly after application submission.

This position is ideal for experienced PCU RNs comfortable with high-acuity adult patients and advanced critical care skills, looking for a travel assignment in New York.