PCU RN
Burlington, NC
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse — PCU

Location

Burlington, North Carolina

Schedule

• Day shift
• 3x12 hours
• 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Weekend rotation and holidays as needed

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care
• Peripheral line care and management
• PICC line management
• Cardiac drip management without titration
• Vasoactive drip management without titration
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Titration of vasoactive drips
• Procedural sedation administration
• Chest tube management (Emerson, Pleur-evac equipment)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Charge RN experience
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Experience using Rapid Response Teams

Key Clinical Skills

• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Telemetry monitoring on the unit
• Pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care
• Peripheral line care and management
• PICC line management
• Management and titration of cardiac drips
• Management and titration of vasoactive drips
• Procedural sedation administration
• Chest tube management
• External CPAP/BiPAP
• Tracheostomy management

Patient Population

• Cardiac patients, including congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, pre/post cardiac catheterization, rule-out myocardial infarction, syncope, and pacemaker placement
• Secondary respiratory focus, including COPD, pneumonia, and BiPAP

Additional Notes

• First-time travelers are accepted
• EPIC is used
• 30-bed cardiac medical progressive care unit
• Rooms are remotely monitored by a centralized cardiac monitoring department