Registered 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.