Progressive Care Unit RN
Louisville, KY
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse position focused on caring for cardiac and post-procedural patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring. The role supports rapid patient recovery and turnover in a progressive care setting, with typical patient ratios of 1:4 to 1:5.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and at least one year of Progressive Care Unit experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing arterial lines for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include caring for post-catheterization, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, mitral clip, esophagectomy, wedge resection, lobectomy, and other cardiac patients requiring cardiac monitoring. Required clinical skills include sheath removal, chest tube management, cardiac catheterization patient care, cardiac drip management, and tube feeding management. Weekend rotation occurs every other weekend, and holiday rotation may be required. The role includes an orientation period and support from nursing assistants, charge nurses, phlebotomy services, respiratory therapy, hospitalists, and telemetry technicians.

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