PCU RN
Lincoln, NE
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Requirements

• Active RN license: Required at the time of submission.
• Required certifications:
  • ACLS — Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
  • BLS — Basic Life Support
  • NIHSS — National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• Stroke care experience: Must be competent in caring for stroke patients, as this is a designated stroke unit.
• PCU/step-down experience: Experience managing intermediate-acuity patients requiring cardiac monitoring and close observation is important.
• Telemetry skills: Must be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and read telemetry strips independently.
• Drip titration: Must be comfortable titrating medications such as amiodarone, Cardizem (diltiazem), heparin, nicardipine, and dobutamine.
• Patient population experience: CHF, pneumonia, sepsis, stroke/TIA, COPD, pulmonary embolism, and acute kidney injury.
• Teamwork: Must work effectively with physicians, nurses, virtual nursing staff, monitor technicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Driver’s license: Required at submission to verify compliance with the 50-mile radius rule.
• Radius restriction: Candidates must reside outside the facility's 50-mile radius.
• Employment restriction: Candidates cannot currently work full-time, part-time, or PRN at any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and Dignity Health.
• Skills assessment: Must pass an open-book orientation exam with a minimum score of 90%. Failure may result in contract termination.
• Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in patient-care departments.
• BSN: Not required.