Charge Nurse - PCCU - Nights

Overview

The Progressive Cardiac Care Unit (PCCU) at Norman Regional Health System provides specialized, high-acuity care to patients with cardiac conditions, both pre‑ and post‑procedure. In addition to caring for patients undergoing a wide range of cardiac procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), cardiac catheterization, pacemaker and Micra‑pacemaker insertions, and cardiac ablation, we also care for patients hospitalized with a variety of cardiac diagnoses.

Hourly rate: $30.11 – $49.17 based on previous work experience.

Evening differential $2.50/hr, Night differential $3.00/hr, Weekend differential $3.00/hr.

• Medical, dental, vision
• Short-term & long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Retirement plans
• Free parking
• Opportunities for advancement

• Assessment/reassessment – Systematically assess and reassess the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
• Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes – Analyze assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
• Implementation and Coordination of Care – Provide nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current evidence‑based practice, regulations and policy.
• Evaluation – Evaluate patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence‑based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.
• Professional Practice.
• Serve as department leader alongside and in the absence of the Nurse Manager.
• Maintain ACLS.
• Ontain an RN who will oversee and promote bedside handoff at shift changes.

• Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required;
  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.

• One year experience as a Registered Nurse preferred.
• Above requirements can be met by an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
• Maintain current BLS and ACLS through re‑training for the duration of employment.
• RNs with less than one year experience are required to complete Norman Regional’s Nurse Residency Program.