RN - PCU

Cynet Health; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Navy blue scrubs

Job summary

Cynet Health invites an experienced RN to join our Progressive Critical Care Unit in Albany, NY for a 13-week assignment on the night shift. You will care for high-acuity medical and surgical patients, with a typical load of multiple complex cases requiring advanced monitoring and interventions.

Required are an active NY state RN license, ACLS, and at least 2 years of CCU/PCU experience. Proficiency with hemodynamics, titration of pressors, and Epic EHR is expected.

Qualifications

• Active state nursing license required.
• ACLS certification required.
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in critical care.

Responsibilities

• Care for high-acuity PCU patients with CVP, drips, and ventilation.
• Monitor hemodynamics and titrate pressors per protocols.
• Maintain infection prevention and catheter care protocols.

Skills

Hemodynamics

Ventilation & Drips

Infection prevention

CCU/PCU experience

Education

RN license (Active)

Tools

Epic

Job description

RN - PCU

Profession: RN

Specialty: Progressive Critical Care Unit

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Night shift

Hours per Shift: 12.5

Experience: Minimum 2 years

License: Active state nursing license required

Certifications: ACLS certification required

Must-Have:

Epic experience requiredNavy blue scrubs required

Description:The nurses in our Progressive Critical Care Unit care for medically delicate and surgically complex patients.Common patient conditions include respiratory failure, sepsis, closed head injuries, multi-system organ dysfunction, endocrine disorders, complex traumas, and surgical complications.Candidates must be competent in the care of medical and surgical populations.Advanced knowledge in hemodynamics, including pressor usage per titration protocols, is essential.Candidates should have experience administering antihypertensive drips, sedative and Narcan drips, thrombo-embolytics, and managing central venous pressure (CVP), external ventricular drains (EVD), and ortho traction.Infection prevention protocols need to be understood and followed.Furthermore, experience with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), BiPap, and CPAP is necessary.Nurses with significant adult Progressive Critical Care Unit experience and community hospital ICU experience tend to excel in this environment.The average patient load is three high-acuity patients.A competency test will be required within 24 hours of submission.