PCU RN — Nights | Sign-On Bonus & Critical Care Focus

Prime Healthcare; Mesquite (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Job summary

Prime Healthcare is seeking a Progressive Care Registered Nurse (PCU RN) for the Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, TX. The role is full-time with nights shifts and 12-hour hours, focusing on patients requiring close monitoring and specialized care in a PCU setting.

Responsibilities include continuous patient assessment, telemetry monitoring, medication administration, and implementation of interventions under physician orders. BLS and ACLS are required; CCU experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License.
• BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Completion of Critical Care Course preferred.
• ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
• Minimum of one year as a staff RN in acute care hospital; CCU/ICU preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of patients' conditions, including vital signs, cardiac rhythms, neurological status, respiratory status, and overall clinical stability; monitor changes and respond promptly to deterioration.
• Utilize telemetry to monitor cardiac rhythms, SpO2, BP, and interpret abnormalities.
• Administer medications as directed, monitor for adverse reactions.
• Perform nursing interventions such as wound care, catheter care, suctioning, and oxygen therapy.
• Adhere to evidence-based guidelines, hospital policies, infection control and safety.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

Critical care

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Medication administration

Patient assessment

Education

RN licensure in US

BSN preferred

Tools

ACLS certification

BLS (AHA)

Job description

Prime Healthcare is seeking a Progressive Care Registered Nurse (PCU RN) for the Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, TX. The role is full-time with nights shifts and 12-hour hours, focusing on patients requiring close monitoring and specialized care in a PCU setting.

Responsibilities include continuous patient assessment, telemetry monitoring, medication administration, and implementation of interventions under physician orders. BLS and ACLS are required; CCU experience preferred.