Med Surg / Tele RN
Elizabethtown, KY
Prime Time Healthcare Nursing
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Travel PCU / Stepdown RN – 32-Bed Telemetry Unit

Unit Details

• 32 beds with semi-private rooms
• Ratios: 1:4–5
• All patients on continuous telemetry/cardiac monitoring
• Mixed-acuity unit: Med-Surg transfers through ICU Stepdown
• No acute stroke patients

Required Clinical Skills / Patient Care

• Active cardiac drip titration
• Continuous BiPAP management/monitoring
• Telemetry & cardiac monitoring
• Higher-acuity Stepdown/PCU patient management
• Recognition and intervention for changes in patient condition

Role / Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive assessments and ongoing reassessments
• Coordinate admissions, transfers & discharges
• Implement and evaluate individualized plans of care
• Administer treatments and nursing interventions
• Patient/family education
• Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team
• Appropriately delegate and oversee patient care tasks
• Participate in quality initiatives including falls, pressure injuries, CAUTI prevention and documentation compliance