Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital·Plattsburgh, New York
Provide advanced monitoring and intensive treatments for moderately complex patients in the Progressive Care Unit. Manage a wide range of diagnoses including respiratory failure, cardiac instability, and multisystem failure through a team-based approach.
CVPH - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Location Address: 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh New York
CVPH - Progressive Care R3
Standard Hours: 36
Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 72
Shift: Night
Weekend Needs: Every Other
Min $38.31 Mid $47.51 Max $56.70
Recruiter: Priscilla Parent
Unit: 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 required
Position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 subject to terms, conditions, and change.
This is a bargaining union position.
Must be a Registered Nurse capable of handling critically ill patients and sophisticated medical equipment. Professional growth through certifications and advanced degrees is encouraged.
Market context
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