Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit (PCU) - RNPCU26-07309

Job Description

Job DescriptionRegistered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Location: Anchorage, AK

Job Type: Contract

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Shift: 3x12 Night Shift

Job Summary

"Navitas Healthcare, LLC" is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) assignment. The RN will provide high-quality patient care to patients requiring intermediate-level monitoring and treatment. The ideal candidate will have experience managing cardiac, respiratory, neurological, renal, and medically complex patients in a fast-paced acute care environment.

This unit serves as a stepdown unit from ICU and utilizes a collaborative Virtual Nursing Model to support patient care.

Required Qualifications

• Active Alaska RN License required for Auto Offer

• Pending Alaska License Accepted

• Must complete Alaska RN License application within 48 hours of signing, including fingerprints, application fee, and license submission

• Current BLS Certification

• Current ACLS Certification

• Current NIHSS Certification

• Minimum 1 Year of Recent PCU, Telemetry, Stepdown, or Acute Care RN Experience

• First-Time Travelers Accepted

• Experience caring for cardiac and respiratory patient populations

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care.

• Monitor cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and renal patients.

• Administer medications, treatments, and IV therapies.

• Provide telemetry monitoring and interpret patient status changes.

• Collaborate with physicians, virtual nurses, CNAs, and interdisciplinary teams.

• Care for patients requiring BiPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula, and chronic ventilator support.

• Manage patients with CHF, MI, arrhythmias, pacemakers, TAVR, MVR, COPD, asthma, and other complex medical conditions.

• Document patient care accurately in the electronic medical record.

• Participate in patient education, discharge planning, and safety initiatives.

• Float to lower-acuity units including renal, neuro, and medical-surgical units within scope as needed.

Required Clinical Skills

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

• Stepdown Nursing

• Telemetry Monitoring

• Cardiac Patient Care

• Respiratory Patient Care

• High Flow Nasal Cannula

• BiPAP

• Chronic Ventilator Patients

• Neurological Patient Care

• Renal Patient Care

• Complex Medical-Surgical Patients

• IV Medication Administration

• Patient Assessment & Monitoring

For more details reach at sthakur@navitashealth.com

About Navitas Healthcare, LLC: It is a Joint Commission Certified / WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.