PCU RN
Goldsboro, NC
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN - Progressive Care Unit

• Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
• Specialty: Nursing: RN, Progressive Care Unit
• Employment type: Clinical, Nursing
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Schedule: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs
• Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan
• Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and provides education using patient education materials
• Plans and updates the plan of care with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team
• Assesses and anticipates discharge needs
• Consults appropriate resources for patients with complex care issues or high discharge-planning risk
• Participates in unit goals and performance improvement activities

Requirements

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience of 2 years
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Preferred: BSN or MSN from an accredited school of nursing