Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse #26-29133
$1,642 - $1,714/week High Point North, NC
RN-Registered Nurse // PCU - Progressive Care Unit $1,246 weekly stipends $11 - $13/hour $396.0 - $468 weekly base pay Onsite Contract Starts 9/28/2026 13 weeks
Job Description
Day Shift 12 hours/day 3 days/week
Title: Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Location: High Point NC
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: 12hr Day Shift - 36
Shift Information: 0700-1900
Clinical Interviewing- Yes
On Call, Call Back Requirements: None
Weekend Rotation: EOW
Holiday Requirements: Travelers will work 75% of holidays
Floating Requirements: Float within critical Care division or Immediate Care
About Facility:
- 304 licensed beds
- Teaching Status: Interns, Residents, APPs, Nursing Students
- Chest Pain Center Accredited from American College of Cardiology
- Stroke Center designated by TJC: Primary Stroke Center
Unit Information:
- Beds: 4
- Average Daily Census = 4
Minimum Years of Experience required: 1 with Medical Surgical with telemetry experience or progressive care experience
- Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
- General medical patients requiring continuous monitoring of cardiac, respiratory, hemodynamic and neurologic status having a NSTEMI or status post STEMI, cardiac interventional procedure, electrophysiology procedure, heart failure, post stroke
- General, Vascular, or immediate thoracic surgical patients requiring continuous cardiac, respiratory or hemodynamic support include pharmacological titration of cardiac anti-arrhythmic drips (amiodarone, cardizem, cardene, dobutamine, tridil, etc)
- Respiratory failure requiring medium or high flow oxygen devices or NIPPV
Patient Ratios:
- RN: 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions.
- CNA: Yes, ratio varies
Required Licensure & Certifications:
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS – Resource Team requirement
Skills required:
- Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac strip and rhythm interpretation, arterial lines, titration of drips, non-invasive ventilator care (BiPAP/CPAP, we have Respiratory Therapist 24/7), vascular lines, chest tubes or drains, post procedure site care – trans radial bands, femoral venous or arterial sheaths, post EP permanent pacemaker or ICD, post pulmonary artery thrombectomy (Prenumbra, Inari)
Support within the Department:
- CNA: Yes
- Receptionist/HUC: No
- Charge nurse:No
- Phlebotomy: Varies
- IV/VAT Team: No
- Resource Nurse: No (Charge Nurse from ICU or CTU serves as Resource)
- Rapid Response Team: Yes
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Hospitalist 24/7: Yes
- Telemetry monitoring: The RN is responsible for continuous cardiac monitoring including interpretation of the rhythm. Telemetry Techs are a resource.
Technology/Equipment:
- EMR: EPIC
- IV Pump: Baxter
- Med dispensing: Omnicell
- Monitors: Philips Intellivue; all 18 rooms have an in room monitor
- Unit specific equipment: Arterial lines for invasive blood pressure monitoring interfaces with Philips monitors
Floating: If yes, where:
- Float within the critical care division or Intermediate Care.
Orientation (facility and unit):
- Orientation – 36 hours week 1 includes NTO and Online CBL (Healthstream)
- 12-hour departmental specific orientation shift with an RN Preceptor
Other notes:
- Scrub Color: Royal Blue
- Parking: Free
- Unit Culture: Positive Team focused (High Tech, High Touch); We work as ONE team.
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