REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years experience required, more than 1yr recent CVICU experience
Traveler Experience: Unit accepts first time travelers
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Does not accept candidates within 50 miles of facility
Skills: Care of Ventilated Patient, Procedural Sedation Administration, Continuous IV sedation, Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring, Management of dysrhythmias, Interpretation of dysrhythmias
Certs: BCLS, ACLS
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: CCRN, open heart training preferred
JOB DETAILS:
Beds: 20
Shift: 48hr Nights 18:45-07:15
Call Requirement: None
Float Requirement: must be flexible to float where need, could include ICU, MS, Tele & ER
Weekend Requirement: 3 weekends per 6-week schedule block
PATIENT DIAGNOSES: 8 beds are CICU & 12 beds are Step-Down; CICU: Post-op CABG post-op AVR, MVR, post-op vascular and endovascular surgery, post cardiac interventional service including ECMO, heart failure requiring Impella device support, angioplasty and stent placement.
PCU: Includes the above diagnoses plus sepsis, respiratory and multi-system failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, encephalopathy & post-op general surgical patients requiring a higher level of care.
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Unit Based Educator available M-F and PRN
Impella, Balloon pump and ECMO/Tandem Heart
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Ceiling lifts, hoyer lifts, sit to stand lifts, extensive amount of safe-patient handling equipment.
SCRUBS: Navy Blue