Progressive Care Unit RN
High Point, NC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) positions are available in an urban, community-based hospital setting in High Point, North Carolina. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care for patients requiring continuous cardiac, respiratory, and hemodynamic monitoring, including those recovering from cardiac interventions, thoracic surgery, or experiencing respiratory failure. The position offers a dynamic environment focused on patient safety and excellent teamwork.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM), 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid North Carolina RN licensure, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification, 1 year of cardiac telemetry or Progressive Care Unit experience, and ability to work in North Carolina.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, arterial lines, titration of drips, chest tube management, and post-procedure care.
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Patients with NSTEMI or post-STEMI, cardiac interventions, electrophysiology procedures, thoracic surgery, heart failure, stroke recovery, and respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support.
• Patient Ratios: RN to patient ratio of 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions.
• Support within the Department: CNA support, charge nurse, rapid response team, hospitalist coverage, and 24/7 telemetry monitoring.
• Technology/Equipment: EPIC electronic medical records, Baxter IV pumps, Philips Intellivue monitors, arterial lines, in-room monitors, and other unit-specific equipment.
• Orientation: 36 hours of facility and unit-specific training during the first week, including NTO and online Healthstream modules, plus a 12-hour shift with an RN preceptor.
• Float: Float within the critical care division or intermediate care.
• Additional Notes: Scrub color is royal blue; free parking available; team-oriented culture emphasizing high tech and high touch care; work in a positive, collaborative environment.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits