PCU RN
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Regional Hospital

RN - PCU

Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36 Role: Travel RN, Stepdown/Telemetry

Unit Details

• Unit: Interventional Care Unit, 18 beds
• Patient Ratio: 4:1
• Unit Staffing: 5 RN teams, with a CNC carrying 2 patients, 2 LNAs, and a Unit Clerk
• Focus: Cardiac procedure patients, including STEMI, NSTEMI, PCI, groin or radial access, and post-cath lab nursing care. Also chest pain rule-out, CHF, COPD cardiac management, chest tubes, Hi-Flow and BiPAP, pericardiocentesis, thoracentesis, PD, trachs, pacemakers, and CIWA.
• Procedures on Unit: Post-operative nursing care
• Equipment: IV pumps, Sara Stedy, Hi-Flo, BiPAP, Kangaroo pumps, Hoyer lift, bladder scanner
• Facility Certifications: STEMI hospital, stroke center, Level II trauma center
• Unit Recognition: Unit of Distinction award

Schedule

• 3 x 12-hour shifts
• Every other weekend, in 4-week blocks

Requirements

• Valid RN license in New Hampshire
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience, 2 years
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience in a hospital setting

Requested Skills (Not Required)

• Proficiency in telemetry

Dress Code

• Professional garb