Job Title
PCU / Stepdown Registered Nurse
Location
Columbia, MO
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 36 Hours Per Week
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a Stepdown/PCU unit managing surgical, medical, and neurological patient populations
- Titrate vasoactive drips including neosynephrine, amiodarone, and cardizem
- Manage and monitor advanced lines including IV, PICC, central lines, arterial lines, and dialysis fistulas
- Operate and monitor common unit equipment including IV pumps, PCA pumps, BiPAP, CPAP, optiflow, vapotherm, and airvo devices
- Perform tracheostomy care and manage epidural/PCA pumps, feeding tubes, and wound vacs
- Float to other units as required
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Minimum of 2 years of critical care experience
- Proficiency in IV insertion, PICC/central line management, vascular device access and care, dialysis fistula care, and arterial line management
- Competency with CPAP/BiPAP and tracheostomy care
- Experience with epidural/PCA pumps, feeding tubes, and wound vacs
- Ability and willingness to float to other units as needed
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience in both ICU and PCU settings strongly preferred
- Ability to obtain 12-lead EKG, perform sheath removal, and assist with cardioversion/defibrillation
- CVP monitoring experience
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity stepdown environment with a diverse patient population and advanced clinical skill utilization
- Contract placement offering flexibility and professional growth in a critical care setting