Local Contract Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $60 per hour
: Job Details :

Equiliem is seeking a local contract nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a local contract nursing job in Newark, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:RN
• Start Date: 10/06/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 35 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Local Contract

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Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30) Every other weekend..

2yr exp req..PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown experiend required..Level II trauma center experience required, Level I and Teaching Hospital experience highly preferred..NIHSS, ACLS, BLS req...strong LVAD experience is required..titration of insulin and cardiac drips required..For stepdown patient is 1:4 ratio depending on staffing and patient acuity..Patient Diagnosis:Management of Heart Transplant PatientManagement of Lung Transplant PatientManagement of Kidney Transplant PatientManagement of Pulmonary Hypertension PatientOstomy CarePain ManagementAdult patients from 18 years; and patient populations include Heart failure patients, hypertension, Cardiac Rhythm issue, Trach/Vented patient with multi-organ issues, LVAD patient, Patients with pulmonary HTN and etc. Stable pulmonary hypertension patients requiring IV prostacyclin. Neurologic Disorders1. Patients who require frequent neurologic assessments (every 2 hours) or frequent suctioning or turninga. Stable/established strokeb. Acute traumatic brain injuryc. Intracranial hemorrhaged. Lumbar drain placemente. Cervical spinal cord injuryf. Stable chronic neurologic disorders (i.e. neuromuscular weakness)g. Peri-operative neurosurgical patientsD. Drug Ingestion and Drug Overdose1. Any patient requiring frequent neurologic, pulmonary, or cardiac monitoring