Registered Nurse - Progressive Care - R3
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Building Name: CVPH - Champlain Valley Physicians HospitalLocation Address: 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh New YorkRegularDepartment: CVPH - Progressive CareFull TimeStandard Hours: 36Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 72Shift: NightPrimary Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AMWeekend Needs: Every OtherSalary Range: Min $36.49 Mid $45.25 Max $54.01Recruiter: Priscilla ParentUnit Description: As a nurse on the Progressive Care Unit, you can care for a wide range of moderately complex patients between two unique units, R3/R4. PCU provides advanced monitoring with sophisticated equipment, intensive treatments, and a team approach to promote wellness through assessment, monitoring, and education in critically ill patients. The Progressive Care nurse primarily treats patients with the following diagnosis: compromised airway requiring intensive respiratory therapy, controlled infusion of antiarrhythmic or vasoactive IV drug therapy, acute poisoning, suicide attempts, multisystem failure, neurologic abnormalities, metabolic crisis, multiple trauma, chest pain, myocardial infarction, heart failure, hemodynamic instability, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, post-anesthesia care, mechanical ventilation, cardiac monitoring, arrhythmia analysis, thrombolytic therapy, GI bleeding, internal/external pacing, electrical cardioversion, acute dialysis (peritoneal, hemodialysis) and post-cardiac arrest. PCU nurses are encouraged and supported for professional growth with committee commitments, education seminars, certifications, advancement in degree, LEAD, preceptor course, and within-department education. On-call: Not requiredIncentives: $10K RN Sign-On Bonus for full-time (pro-rated for part-time). Differentials - evenings $3.00, nights $4.00 and weekends $3.25. Charge pay $5.00.This is a bargaining union position.