Job Details
Position Summary:
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Staff Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality nursing care in a Surgical Medical-Surgical/Progressive Care Unit (Med/Surg-PCU). The RN will care for post-surgical and medically complex patients requiring telemetry and intermediate-level monitoring while collaborating with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized nursing care plans.
- Provide direct nursing care to post-operative, medical-surgical, and progressive care patients.
- Monitor patient conditions, cardiac rhythms, vital signs, and response to treatment.
- Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, and other prescribed treatments.
- Provide wound care, drain management, catheter care, and post-operative monitoring.
- Recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient condition and medical emergencies.
- Educate patients and families regarding medications, treatment plans, recovery, and discharge instructions.
- Maintain accurate documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
- Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, case managers, therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care.
- Ensure compliance with infection prevention protocols, HIPAA regulations, patient safety standards, and facility policies.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and continuing education activities.
Required Qualifications:
- Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
- Graduate of an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.
- Current BLS certification required.
- Current ACLS certification required or obtained within facility guidelines.
- Minimum 1 year of recent Medical-Surgical, Progressive Care (PCU), Step-Down, Telemetry, or Surgical nursing experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of post-operative care, telemetry monitoring, medication administration, patient assessment, and care planning.
- Excellent communication, critical-thinking, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems preferred.
Pay Rate
$52.85 - $57.72/hour
About us :
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