Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $30-43 per hour

The Hospitals of Providence; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hospitals of Providence in El Paso, TX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the PCU - Progressive Care Unit. The role focuses on direct patient care, coordination of nursing processes, and supervising unit staff to ensure safe, high-quality care. Day shift, full-time staff position.

Required: RN graduate from an accredited nursing program, state licensure, 1 year RN experience for PRN status; BLS and ACLS/PALS/NRP as applicable. Preferred BSN or MSN and recent acute care experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1 year RN experience for PRN status.
• Current license to practice as required by the state.
• AHA BLS, and ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient care on the PCU.
• Assess, plan, implement and coordinate patient care per nursing process.
• Administer medications safely per hospital policy.
• Supervise staff and ensure high-quality, safe nursing care.
• Respond to emergencies per hospital codes and HICS requirements.

Skills

RN

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing

AHA BLS

ACLS/PALS/NRP (as applicable)

Tools

Nursing Certifications

Job description

The Hospitals of Providence is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a nursing job in El Paso, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Shift: Day

Job Type: Full Time

This role provides direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis, and unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The role is accountable to support CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

• The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients.
• The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process.
• The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.
• Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
• Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy.
• Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster.
• Responsible for knowing the Hospital's emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.

Education

• Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing

Experience

• Required: Must have 1 YOE of RN experience for PRN status.
• Preferred: Recent acute care experience.

Certifications

• Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.

The Hospitals of Providence Job ID #2603022945. Posted job title: Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU