RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
Strict 75Mile radius rule. Must be 75 miles from the facility to the address on the travelers driver's license.
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Experience: 2 years in Stepdown in an acute care setting is required w/o exception.


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Unit Notes for Cardiology (Stepdown Unit):
Nurse Aides 1 to 10
Ratios 1 to 4
# beds 44 beds, 8 semiprivate rooms (16 beds)
Notes Obtained by Abarna
Certs BLS, ACLS, NIHSS preferred.
Unit Cardiology-4A/4B--This is cardiac stepdown.
4A is more cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 4B is for smaller procedures, drips, CHF patients.
Charge Nurse Charge Nurse (Clinical Supervisor)
Weekend Requirement Every other weekend
Scrub Color- Caribbean Blue
EMR Meditech
Holidays Must be flexible and work as needed holidays and days around holidays
Tele Yes, Phillips
Nurse's Read Strips? Yes, must read and interpret
Drips Cardizem (titrated), amiodarone, dobutamine, dopamine renal dose, lasix, bumex, heparin, primicor, vaprosol
Vents BiPap, CPAP only hour of sleep, vapotherm, no full vents, high flow oxygen
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house in house 24/7
IV Team PICC team
RT 24/7 Yes
Pharmacy 24/7 Yes
Shifts 645am, 645pm
Floating to ICU but would only take stepdown patients unless have ICU experience and this would be noted as ICU ok to float on contract
Floor specific orientation 3 shifts
Common diagnosis / Types of patients POD #1 CABG, anything cardiovascular surgery including fem pops, arteriogram, CEA. , thoracotomy, vats, EVARS, repairs, arteriograms, carotid endarterectomies, stents, pacemakers, ablations, AICD, CHF, afib w/ RVR, CABG w/ pacer wires, adenosine cardioversions, a lot of chest tubes
Additional Notes Prefer able to pull pacer wires, if can't, they will orient to do; Fast turnover of rooms, average census is 32-38 pts, discharge and admit 12-16 pts in one shift on busy day
Additional Questions push on attendance, make sure they are ok with floating, if can't take ICU level patients, they will be asked to task in the ICU.

ADDITIONAL DRESS CODE NOTES Must have natural colored hair, no fake nails or shellac on nails, no facial piercing, no visible tattoos.

Albany GA is a population of 80,000
175 miles to Atlanta.
88 miles to Tallahasse FL
134 miles to Shell Point Beach FL


Housing: I visited these properties in May and all are gated, safe, clean and regularly have availability.
Princeton Place- (*** ask for Della
Summer Lane- (*** ask for Amy
Creekwood- (***
Greystone- (***

Hotel- Merry Acres Inn- Will give a ***/night rate if they mention that they are on contract at Phoebe Putney. Nice, recently remodeled and in a nice part of town.