PCU RN
Greensburg, PA
HonorVet Technologies
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🏥 Travel Registered Nurse – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) | Westmoreland Hospital | Greensburg, PA

📍 Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania
🏥 Facility: Westmoreland Hospital – Independence Health System
🩺 Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
📆 Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
🌙 Shift: Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
💼 Schedule: 36 Hours/Week
 

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to PCU/Stepdown patients with a typical 1:6 patient ratio.

• Monitor cardiac telemetry and recognize and respond to dysrhythmias.

• Manage patients requiring oxygen therapy, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, and tracheostomy care.

• Perform comprehensive assessments and implement individualized care plans.

• Administer medications, including heparin protocols, cardiac drips (non-titrating), and vasoactive drips (non-titrating).

• Provide care for patients with central lines, PICC lines, peripheral IVs, and ports.

• Administer blood products and perform IV therapy.

• Care for patients recovering from stroke, post-TPA, post-cardiac catheterization, post-MI, and renal conditions.

• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

• Participate in rapid response and code situations while maintaining accurate EMR documentation.

Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) License

• Minimum 1 year of PCU, Stepdown, Telemetry, or MS/Telemetry experience

• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS Certifications (Required)

• Experience with cardiac telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation

• Proficiency in IV therapy, central line care, PICC management, and blood product administration

• Experience managing patients requiring respiratory support, including BiPAP/CPAP and HFNC

• Strong assessment, communication, and critical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Charge Nurse experience

• Experience in a Teaching or Community Hospital

• Experience in Cardiac Telemetry, PCU/Stepdown, or Telemetry Oncology

• Experience with phlebotomy, ABG interpretation, and post-cardiac surgery patients