Progressive Care Unit RN
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
ECU Health North Hospital

Job Opportunity: RN - PCU

Location: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Employment Type: Long Term

Specialty

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
• Required Experience: 2 years as a Registered Nurse in PCU

Licenses & Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license, Compact Accepted
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification

Unit Details

• 27 Medical Beds + 8 Medical Intermediate Unit (MIU) Beds (Total 35 beds)
• Average census: 25-30 patients
• Charge Nurse ratio: 1:2
• RN/LPN ratio: 1:5 (flex to 1:6), max 1:4 on intermediate beds
• CNA ratio: 1:7-9

Clinical Skills & Procedures

• IV insertion required
• Chest tube insertion
• Central line insertion
• Hemodialysis tunneled catheter insertion
• Thoracentesis
• Titration of vasoactive drips including Nitro, Cardene, Cardizem

Common Diagnoses / Patient Conditions

• Myocardial Infarction (MI)
• Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
• Hypertension (HTN)
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
• Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
• Gastrointestinal Bleed (GI Bleed)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Respiratory Failure
• Acute/Chronic Renal Failure (ARF/CRF)

Floating Requirements

• May be required to float to Emergency Department (ED), Medical-Surgical (Med Surg), and Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Scheduling & Work Environment

• Flexible scheduling with self-scheduling options based on unit and manager needs
• Dress code: black scrubs, white scrubs, or combination

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as required for this position.