Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU

aah; Goodsonville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

Atrium Health Lincoln is seeking an experienced RN for a Telemetry/Progressive Care Unit position. The role supports adult patients with acute and chronic conditions in a fast-paced 38-bed unit.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and provide evidence-based nursing care in a 36-hour weekly schedule of three 12-hour night shifts. Requirements include graduation from a Board of Nursing approved program and BLS.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Experience with nursing processes and patient care planning.
• Proficiency in electronic health records.

Responsibilities

• Engages in unit councils, governance, and quality initiatives to improve care processes and apply evidence-based practices.
• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate care, engaging patients and families.
• Monitors patient conditions, adjusts care plans, and collaborates with the care team to influence outcomes.
• Upholds and promotes a culture of safety.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies per protocols.
• Maintains accurate, timely EHR documentation.
• May float to other units as needed.
• Demonstrates age-specific patient care with unit standards.

Skills

Strong clinical judgment

Critical thinking

Time management

Prioritization

Problem solving

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Board of Nursing approved nursing education program

Job description

Department: 35203 Atrium Health Lincoln - Nursing: Telemetry/Progressive

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Full time- 3 twelve hour shifts between 1900-0700

Pay Range:

$38.20 - $57.30

Telemetry/PCU is a 38-bed unit caring for an adult population with a wide range of acute and chronic conditions including but not limited to chest pain, stroke, cardiac dysrhythmia, and COPD. The unit is energetic and fast paced with many opportunities to learn and grow. We work as a multidisciplinary team collaborating with doctors, therapists, and other ancillary staff to provide the best care to our patients.

Major Responsibilities:

• Engages in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives to improve care processes and apply evidence-based practices.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate nursing care, engaging patients and families through the continuum of care.
• Monitors patient conditions, adjusts care plans, mobilizes resources, and collaborates with the care team to influence care outcomes.
• Upholds and promotes a culture of safety.
• Continuously evaluates patient, team, and unit outcomes, taking action as needed.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies safely and according to clinical protocols and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution, fostering team collaboration and appropriate delegation.
• Pursues professional development, completes required education, and maintains certifications.
• Adhere to the ANA Code of Ethics and practices ethical decision-making, respects interdisciplinary roles, and contributes to integrated, unbiased patient care.
• Appropriate delegation to other Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e., nurse aides, credentialed medical assistants, etc.).
• Maintains accurate, timely EHR documentation.
• May be required to float to other units, departments, care areas, or facilities within the designated service area to meet patient care needs.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.

Certification / Registration / License

Basic Life Support (BLS). Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required based on specialty. Active registered nurse (RN) multi-state compact and/or single-state license with privileges to practice in the state(s) where the RN is providing client nursing services Note : Licensed nurses practicing via telehealth/telenursing/virtual modalities are required to be licensed or hold the privilege to practice in the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located. Licensed nurses are responsible and accountable for knowing, understanding, and practicing in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations, and standards of practice of the state(s) where the client(s) is/are located.

Experience

Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking.
• Time management, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in operating computer functions (e.g., E-mail, electronic records, digital platforms etc.) clinical, aviation, maintenance, communications, and administrative departments.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Must be able to: push/pull with 30 lbs. of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
• Maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines.
• Perform physical safety interventions such as patient restraint and verbal de-escalation, if needed.
• May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
• Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit condit