PCU RN
Thorton, CO
The Judge Group
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Unit Information: Progressive Care / (61629)

Location: HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge

Address: 9191 Grant St, Thornton, CO 80229

Floor: 2 North

Building: Main

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds -24
• Number of Staff –
• Type of staff:
  • Day Shift – Charge, 4-5 RNs, 2-3 PCTs
  • Night Shift – Charge, 4-5 RNs, 2 PCTs
• Patient Ratios – 5:1
• Type of equipment – Tele monitoring, post op monitoring
• EMR – Meditech / CPN

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• Minimum 1-year current acute care hospital PCU experience
• BLS, ACLS & NIH

Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• Cardiac experience
• Prior Meditech experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

• Post-op recovery of patients (surgical and from cath lab)
• Post op ortho patients (spine, joint)

Best personality Fit:

• Friendly, outgoing personality
• Teamwork oriented unit

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.

Brand new state-of-the-art unit, ADA/Bari rooms within room Hoyer lifts (x2), great unit culture with excellent teamwork and collaboration, and wide range of nursing experience. Variety of patient population (elective ortho, spine, GYN surgeries), elective Cath lab procedures (post PCI, post pacemaker, ablation, cardioversion, re-vascularization patients), stroke, CIWA, chest pain, renal failure, respiratory failure, set rate for cardiac drips (non-titrating except heparin) etc. Modified self-scheduling process, schedules post 3 weeks in advance leaving plenty of time for finding trades for any scheduling issues