Progressive Care Unit RN
Hermitage, TN
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Location not specified. This role provides specialized care for progressive care patients requiring cardiac monitoring, multiple oxygen delivery systems, and complex intravenous therapies. The position supports a collaborative care environment with strong teamwork, self-scheduling, and opportunities to manage patients recovering from stroke, cardiac catheterization, and other complex conditions.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, with every other weekend required.
• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; critical-thinking skills; electrocardiogram (EKG) rhythm interpretation; cardiac, insulin, and heparin infusion experience; peripheral intravenous skills; experience with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), high-flow oxygen, and multiple oxygen delivery systems; experience with stroke and post-cardiac-catheterization care; experience with tube feedings and nasogastric (NG) or Dobhoff tubes.
• Preferred Qualifications: Peritoneal dialysis experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient ratios are typically 1:4 to 1:5 on days and 1:5 to 1:6 on nights.
  • Clinical equipment and therapies include BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, Vapotherm, infusion pumps, cardiac infusions, heparin infusions, insulin infusions, peritoneal dialysis, and wound vacuum systems.
  • Unit procedures include thoracentesis, paracentesis, chest tube insertions, Dobhoff and NG tube insertions, central-line dressing changes, and wound vacuum troubleshooting.
  • The role includes hourly rounding on days and rounding every two hours on nights, along with maintaining patient communication boards.
  • Floating may occur between progressive care units or to medical-surgical floors.
  • Black scrubs are required.
  • Self-scheduling is available, with schedules established in four-week periods.
  • Support is provided by unit technicians to assist with patient care.

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