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

RN-Progressive Care Unit

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina Unit: Progressive Care Unit Employment Type: Clinical-Nursing Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reports to and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. Coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses patient and family learning needs, and provides patient education.
• Develops and revises plans of care with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Cares for patients with complex problems, including performing bedside point of care testing as the care plan requires.
• Plans discharge needs and consults appropriate resources for complex care, teaching, and high-risk discharge planning.
• Participates in unit goals, performance improvement activities, and intra/interdepartmental collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina.
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience of 2 years.
• PCU experience within the last year.
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).