**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Nights, 3x12-hour shifts
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum 1 year of nursing experience required, with experience in Step Down units
**License:** Current RN License or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC)
**Certifications:** Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
**Must-Have:**
- Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors
- Some computer skills
**Job Description:**
- Provide nursing care to a diverse group of patients with varying health conditions, from simple to complex, under general supervision.
- Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; note any changes in physician orders.
- Assist physicians during patient examinations and when performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatments.
- Obtain and monitor physiological data of patients and intervene when necessary.
- Administer medication as prescribed and initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products.
- Deliver competent patient care and interact with families and patients, sharing care plans during the hospital stay and at discharge.
- Inform patients and families about hospital procedures and make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
- Delegate tasks to support staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
**Education:**
- Required: Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
- Preferred: Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing
**Languages:**
- English: Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing