Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Brattleboro, VT
eTeam Inc
3x12 hrs

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the health status and needs of the patient, establishing care plans, identifying and planning goals, prescribing nursing interventions, implementing the plan of care and documenting responses to interventions. The Progressive Care (PCU) nurse cares for patients with low to high complexity, through acuity adjusted assignments and patients with potential for becoming unstable requiring increased intensity of care and vigilance. The Registered Nurse delegates those interventions which may be performed by others, assists in maintaining a safe environment for the rendering of effective nursing care, provides education to patients, families and health professionals and collaborates with other health professionals in the planning and management of health care.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
2 years of PCU experience - REQUIRED
Experience with Telemetry monitoring and cardiac drips - REQUIRED
PROFILE REQUIRMENTS
Resume
Skills Checklist
2 supervisor references
Certifications (can be pending if willing to obtain)
License verification
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
ACLS (AHA)
BLS (AHA)
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Vermont
ABOUT THE FACILITY
The Progressive Care Unit is a combined Med-Surg/ICU, acuity adjustable unit. It consists of 18 private rooms with capacity to flex up during periods of high census and contains 3 high acuity rooms as well as one isolation room. Telemetry and higher acuity patients not requiring monitoring are roomed nearer to the central nurses’ station. Lower acuity patients are managed via a substation. The Progressive Care Nurse also provides Level I Post Anesthesia Care for surgical patients during hours when the PACU is not operational.

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) is a not-for-profit community hospital that was founded in 1904. Located in southeastern Vermont, BMH is licensed for up to 61 beds. We serve a rural population of about 55,000 people in 22 towns in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
BMH’s medical staff includes board-certified providers in primary care and many other specialties. All BMH providers share a common mission to provide exceptional health care delivered with compassion and respect. The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Health System includes the BMH Medical Group, a multispecialty group practice of primary care and specialty care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
More than 110 active volunteers assist BMH’s 600+ employees in caring for our community.
For more information on our medical staff please visit the Find A Clinician section.
BMH Mission:
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will provide community-based, quality health services delivered with compassion and respect.
BMH Vision:
Best patient care experience – every patient, every time…Best place to work – employees/volunteers/medical staff