RN (Registered Nurse)

- Unit: ICU/CCU - # beds: 12 beds CCU or 12 bed ICU - Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, EKG dysrhythmia course (advanced) - Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 - EMR: Meditech - Charge Nurse: Yes - no patient assign - Nurse Aides: No - Weekend Requirement: every other - Holidays: Work them in with perm staff rotation - Scrub Color: Navy - Tele/Monitor Techs: GE - they do have a monitor tech if census is high enough,RN's read and interpret strips - Drips: cardiozem, diprovan, amio, dopamine, dobutamine, fentanyl, versed - Vents: Yes - Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: No - All independent physicians - IV Team: No - RT 24/7: yes - Pharmacy 24/7: yes - Shifts: 12 hr shifts -7-7 - Floating: All staff will float between ICU and CCU and possibly tele (1 to 4), if they are willing to float to the ER they will allow that and they will train if desired -Floor specific orientation: 2-3 shifts on unit, can give them one shift of orientation on tele if needed, if they want to float to ER they will give them 3 shifts of orientation in the ER - Common diagnosis / Types of patients: ICU - sepsis, CHF, COPD, vented, no CRRT CCU- balloon pumps, post cath, open heart, lobectomies, thrombectomies that have gone bad, spinals (1 to 1 for first 6 hours) - travelers cannot take any open heart or balloon pumps