Registered Nurse PCU

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well‑being and recovery. Every day you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful, you need keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will support patient recovery and fuel your own career advancement.

This 32‑bed telemetry monitored unit houses PCU level of care with some medical/telemetry overflow as well. It is our primary stroke unit that also manages respiratory and cardiac patients. The unit is staffed at a 1:3‑4 patient ratio consistent with national standards of care.

• Provides continuous cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia recognition and intervention.
• Initiates and titrates multiple, complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.
• Manages high‑flow & bipap patients.
• Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing upon hire.
• 1‑2 years med/surg experience OR new graduate with completion of senior practicum in a specialty area (Critical Care, ED, PACU) OR, for those with no previous PCU/ICU experience, successful completion of the PCU residency or the critical care residency program.
• Registered Nurse:
  Washington, upon hire.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification. Must also complete quarterly AHA Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post‑hire. This ongoing competency is required through internal resources at Common Spirit Health; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 6 months.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing and one year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire.
• Previous PCU/ICU experience.
• Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute experience.
• Certified Neuroscience RN.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area. Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care. We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence.

When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top‑quality, professional healthcare in modern, well‑equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

$47.88 - $80.88 /hour