PCU / Stepdown

Progressive Care Unit – Night Shift

Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Cardiac Focus

Location: Atlanta, GA

Shift: 11 PM – 7 AM, three 12-hour shifts per week (36 hours/week)

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Start Date: Mondays beginning October 19, 2026

Scrubs: Navy blue

Travel Radius: 50-mile radius; local travelers only

About the Role

You'll provide direct nursing care to high-acuity cardiac patients in a progressive care setting. This unit specializes in heart failure, arrhythmias, post-cardiac procedures, and heart transplant/LVAD patients. You'll manage 4–5 patients, combining telemetry monitoring with active procedural support and medication management.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently interpret cardiac rhythms and manage telemetry monitoring
• Administer cardiac drips: insulin, milrinone, dobutamine, amiodarone, heparin, lasix, nitroglycerin
• Manage chest tubes, sheath removal, TR band care, and groin site management post-catheterization
• Assess and respond to hemodynamic changes, fluid overload, and rhythm disturbances
• Support patients undergoing cardioversion, ablation, pacemaker placement, and ICD procedures
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams on patient transitions and care planning
• Respond to rapid response and code situations

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (state or compact)
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• Minimum 18 months recent cardiac unit experience
• Must pass a proctored, paper-based dysrhythmia exam on first attempt (calipers required; no remediation)
• Demonstrated competency with cardiac drips and telemetry interpretation
• Chest tube experience
• Ability to float to similar cardiac/PCU units as needed

Preferred: BSN, PCCN certification, heart transplant or LVAD experience (training available)