Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit jobs in Grafton, WI

Walk me through how you would recognize early signs of deterioration in a post-esophagectomy or lobe resection patient before it becomes an emergency.

whether the candidate has the clinical assessment depth for post-surgical CTS patients, not just general med-surg knowledge

Tell me about a time you were managing a cardiac drip or insulin drip and something didn't go as expected. What did you do?

hands-on comfort with titratable drips and whether the candidate reacts calmly and follows protocol under pressure

Say you have four patients on this unit and one is a fresh post-op cardiothoracic patient while another suddenly shows signs of stroke. How do you prioritize your time?

triage judgment and ability to manage competing acute needs on a mixed progressive care unit

What's your experience with telemetry monitoring and interpreting rhythm changes, and how comfortable are you acting on what you see before a provider is at bedside?

baseline competency with cardiac monitoring, which is central to this unit's patient population

Tell me about a night shift where you had to escalate a concern about a patient and the provider didn't seem to see the urgency the way you did.

assertiveness and communication skills when advocating for a patient, especially overnight with less immediate physician presence

How do you stay sharp and avoid errors near the end of a twelve-hour overnight shift, especially your third in a row?

self-awareness about fatigue management on a demanding NOC schedule

A family member is upset and raising their voice in a patient's room at 2 a.m. How do you handle that in the moment?

de-escalation skills and composure, which the posting specifically flags as a job requirement

What does your ACLS and BLS background look like, and are you comfortable getting ACLS certified within six months if you don't already have it?

confirms certification timeline compliance and comfort with advanced cardiac response skills