What are the responsibilities and job description for the Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PCU) position at Alpha Home Health and Hospice?
Role: Registered Nurse (RN) for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) providing complex, evidence-based care in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment for patients transitioning from ICU or at risk for deterioration.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing reassessments.
- Monitor patients using telemetry and recognize changes requiring escalation.
- Titrate and manage IV medications as ordered, ensuring safe administration.
- Coordinate care across an interdisciplinary team to support smooth transitions.
- Provide patient and family education tailored to clinical needs.
- Deliver care consistent with evidence-based practice and unit standards.
- Current RN licensure and strong clinical judgment.
- Experience or competency in progressive/critical care, including cardiac and post-surgical or multi-system patients.
- Ability to manage high-acuity patients in a fast-paced setting.
- Excellent assessment, monitoring, and medication management skills.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with patients, families, and the care team.