Certification Details
  • Required certs: ACLS, BLS
    Job Details
  • Specialty: PCU 4E 221103305
  • Unit: 4th Floor East Wing
  • Level of care: PCU
  • Number of beds: 55
  • Patient population: Adult, peds
  • Common Patient Diagnosis: CVA, TIA, shortness of breath, COVID, subdural hematoma, weakness
  • Common Drips/Medications: PCA pumps for pain management, cardizem, insulin
  • EMR: EPIC
  • IV Pumps: Alaris
  • Specialty Equipment Available: Mechanical lifts in every other room
  • Unit Challenges: Staffing
  • Patient Experience challenges/focus: hourly rounding and responsiveness
  • Qualities for hires: A nurse on this unit is successful when he or she can manage the business of the day. The unit is a tight knit group and are great with helping each other out.
    Job Requirements
  • Required certs: ACLS, BLS
  • Other needed competencies: Telemetry
    Schedule Information
  • Shifts: 12 hour
  • Shift times: 0630-1830, 1830-0630
  • Weekend requirements: minimum of every 3rd weekend
  • Self schedule, cyclic scheduling
    Unit Specific Information
  • RN Ratio (Days): 1:4
  • RN Ratio (Nights): 1:4
  • Scrubs: Navy Blue, CNA Ceil Blue
    Additional Details
  • Nursing Assistant support: Yes
  • Charge nurse: Yes
  • Additional unit support staff: Educator, Care Managers, Social Workers, Dieticians, PT, OT
  • Float: Yes, ideally to MS areas. Float will depend on highest need.