PCU RN
Goldsboro, North Carolina
University of North Carolina Health Care System - 2700 Wayne Memorial Drive ,

RN Progressive Care Unit

Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina Employment Type: Clinical, Nursing Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week Position Type: Float pool

Job Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reports to and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. Coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers care to patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care
• Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required by the care plan
• Assesses patient and family readiness to learn, and provides patient education
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to plan, evaluate, and update care
• Assesses and anticipates discharge needs
• Participates in unit goals and performance improvement activities
• Stays current on research and applies it to practice

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience: 2 years
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• Med Surg experience
• Telemetry experience
• Emergency Department (ED) experience