PCU RN
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Presbyterian Health Services Inc - Presbyterian Hospital

Job Opportunity: PCU RN

Location: Albuquerque, 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. The role requires floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles. Care is provided for a medically complex patient population awaiting community placement in a long-term stay setting, including Med/Surg level patients in a facility without a direct escalation path to ICU.

Key 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 team.
• Initiate and document appropriate protocols and standards of care.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed and document accordingly.
• Identify and meet patient and family learning and discharge needs.
• Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically.
• Float between departments or local locations within 20 miles as required.
• Recognize, de-escalate, and respond to deteriorating patient conditions.
• Maintain a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:7.
• Work weekends as needed and participate in on-call and call-back coverage.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of current experience in an 18+ bed telemetry or progressive care unit, including PCU experience within the last year.
• Experience in supervisory roles.
• Successful completion of at least one 13-week travel assignment.
• Telemetry experience.
• Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying clinical settings and patient needs.
• Must successfully pass an onsite Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia (BCA) test prior to assignment start. One retest allowed; failure on second attempt results in contract cancellation.

Education

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

Certifications & Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New Mexico.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Epic EMR.

Additional Information

• Floating between departments or local locations within 20 miles is required.
• Work schedule may include weekends and on-call/call-back coverage.

Note: Prior travel experience is required (successful completion of at least one 13-week travel assignment).