Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - R3/R4

UVM Health Network - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital; City of Plattsburgh, New York (NY, NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Progressive Care Nurse, where you will deliver exceptional care to critically ill patients. In this dynamic role, you will utilize advanced monitoring equipment and collaborate with a dedicated team to ensure the best outcomes for patients facing complex medical challenges. With opportunities for professional growth through education and certifications, this position offers a supportive environment to enhance your nursing skills. Enjoy competitive incentives, including a generous sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, as you make a meaningful impact in the lives of your patients.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation Assistance

Evening Differential

Night Differential

Weekend Differential

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for critically ill patients in a progressive care setting.
• Strong skills in patient assessment and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced monitoring and intensive treatments for complex patients.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to promote patient wellness.

Skills

Intensive Respiratory Therapy

IV Drug Therapy

Cardiac Monitoring

Acute Dialysis

Patient Assessment

Education

Registered Nurse License

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Advanced Monitoring Equipment

Cardiac Monitoring Systems

Job description

Unit Description:

• Nights - Full Time
• No Per Diem openings

Position Overview:

As a nurse on the Progressive Care Unit, you will care for a wide range of moderately complex patients across two units, R3 and R4. The PCU offers advanced monitoring with sophisticated equipment, intensive treatments, and a team approach to promote wellness through assessment, monitoring, and education for critically ill patients.

Patient Diagnoses: The primary conditions treated include compromised airway requiring respiratory therapy, controlled infusion of antiarrhythmic or vasoactive IV drugs, acute poisoning, suicide attempts, multisystem failure, neurologic abnormalities, metabolic crisis, multiple trauma, chest pain, myocardial infarction, heart failure, hemodynamic instability, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, post-anesthesia care, mechanical ventilation, cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia analysis, thrombolytic therapy, GI bleeding, internal/external pacing, electrical cardioversion, acute dialysis (peritoneal, hemodialysis), and post-cardiac arrest care.

Professional Growth: PCU nurses are encouraged and supported in professional development through committee participation, education seminars, certifications, degree advancement, LEAD program, preceptor courses, and departmental education initiatives.

Additional Details:

• On-call: Not required
• Incentives: $10K RN Sign-On Bonus for full-time (pro-rated for part-time). Differential pay: evenings $3.00, nights $4.00, weekends $3.25. Up to $9,200 in relocation assistance.