**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** PCU RN (Progressive Care Unit)
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Nights, 3x12 Hr
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** At least 1 year of experience
**License:** Current RN License as issued by the state licensing board, or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC)
**Certifications:** Current Basic Life Support 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 variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex
- Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients
- Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments; note changes in physician orders
- Assist physicians in the examination of patients and perform minor diagnostic procedures and treatments
- Obtain and monitor physiological data of patients; observe and intervene in physiological manifestations as necessary
- Administer medication as prescribed and manage intravenous infusions and blood products
- Deliver competent patient care and interact with patients and families to communicate care plans and 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
- Maintain good working relationships with other employees
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills
- Respond effectively to the cultural and language needs of patients and visitors
- Basic computer skills
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing from a Board Approved Program