**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Progressive Care Unit (PCU) RN
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Days, 3x12 Hr
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum of 1 year
**License:** Current RN License issued by the state board of nursing or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC)
**Certifications:** Current Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association
**Must-Have:** Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
**Job Description:**
- Provide nursing care in a hospital setting to a diverse group of patients with varying health problems from simple to complex.
- Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients.
- Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; note all changes in physician orders on assigned patients.
- Assist physicians during patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatments.
- Obtain and monitor physiological data of patients, observe physiological manifestations, and intervene when necessary.
- Administer medication as prescribed. Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products.
- Deliver competent patient care.
- Interact with family and patients to share care plans while hospitalized and at discharge.
- Inform patient and family of hospital procedures.
- Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
- Delegate tasks to support staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
**Skills:**
- Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.
- Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with other employees.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
- Some computer skills.
**Preferred Education:**
- Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program
**Languages:**
- English (Read, Write, Speak)