Progressive Care Unit RN (Telemetry)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Presbyterian Health Services Inc - Santa Fe Medical Center

Job Opportunity: PCU RN-NIHSS

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Employment Type: Clinical - Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide direct patient care using the nursing process to an assigned group of patients during a shift.
• Float between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles as required.
• Care for medically complex patients awaiting community placement in a long-term stay setting.
• Manage Med/Surg level patients in a facility without a direct escalation path to ICU.
• Maintain a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:7.
• Participate in weekend shifts, on-call, and call-back coverage as needed.
• Recognize, de-escalate, and respond to deteriorating patient conditions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document individual patient needs and responses.
• Coordinate patient care through collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed and document accordingly.
• Identify and meet patient and family learning and discharge needs throughout care.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years of current experience in an 18+ bed telemetry or progressive care unit.
• Successful completion of at least one 13-week travel assignment (prior travel experience required).
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying clinical settings and patient needs.
• Must pass a Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia (BCA) test onsite before starting; one retest allowed.

Education Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) OR Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).

Certifications & Licensure

• State of New Mexico Nursing License OR Compact State Nursing License.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• BLS and ACLS certifications must be completed through American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross.

Preferred Skills

• Experience using Epic EMR.