Travel Nurse Rn - Pcu In Watertown, Ny

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)

**Job Specialty:** Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

**Job Duration:** 13 weeks

**Shift:** 12-hour Night Shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

**Guaranteed Hours:** Full-time schedule required

**Experience:** Current critical care experience preferred; must have completed at least one successful traveler assignment

**License:** Current RN license required

**Certifications:**
- BLS required
- ACLS required
- PALS preferred
- IV and IV contrast certification required
- Coronary care course or successful completion of challenge exam within orientation period

**Must-Have:**
- Basic lethal dysrhythmia certification within six months of employment
- NIHSS certification within the first six months of employment
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and delegate

**Job Description:**

- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
- Provide high-quality patient care and effectively assess patient needs, including clinical, teaching, mental, and spiritual aspects
- Recognize safety issues for self and others, implementing the use of lifts or safely moving patients
- Function well in stressful situations with strong, creative problem-solving skills
- May be required to assume duties as a charge nurse
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required
- Compliance with distance requirements; permanent residence must be at least 60 miles away
- Previous employees must have been gone for at least 2 years and be eligible for rehire