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Registered Nurse; RN - Progressive Care Unit; PCU
Job in
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, 13235, USA
Listed on 2026-06-13
Listing for:
Navitas Healthcare LLC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-13
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, ICU Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
Location: Potsdam, NY
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of recent nursing experience required
- Recent PCU/IMC/Stepdown experience within the last 3 years required
- ACLS
- BLS
- NIHSS
- PALS
- TCAR
We are seeking an experienced Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse to provide care for patients requiring intermediate-level monitoring and treatment. The unit cares for a mixed-acuity patient population including PCU, Medical-Surgical Telemetry, post-surgical, trauma, orthopedic, and medical patients.
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and ongoing monitoring
- Care for patients requiring telemetry and progressive care services
- Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and respond to dysrhythmias
- Administer medications, blood products, and specialty infusions
- Manage heparin protocols, insulin drips, and cardiac drips
- Provide care for patients with respiratory, neurological, cardiac, renal, surgical, and trauma-related conditions
- Manage central lines, PICC lines, ports, feeding tubes, chest tubes, and other specialized devices
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient care plans
- Maintain accurate documentation and communication using established protocols
- Adhere to infection prevention, patient safety, and quality standards
- Medical-Surgical Telemetry
- Progressive Care / Stepdown Nursing
- Cardiac rhythm interpretation and dysrhythmia management
- Post-Myocardial Infarction care
- IV insulin protocols and insulin drip management
- Heparin protocols
- Cardiac drip administration and titration
- Blood product administration
- Central line, PICC line, and port management
- Peripheral IV insertion and maintenance
- Feeding tube management
- Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
- Renal failure management
- Stroke (CVA) care
- Seizure management
- Substance withdrawal management
- Orthopedic and trauma care
- Chest tube management
- Tracheostomy care
- CPAP/BiPAP and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- ABG interpretation
- Wound care and wound vacuum management
- Isolation precautions
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