RN (Registered Nurse)

Cardiology Stepdown Unit Position

Unit Notes Strict 75 mile radius rule. Must be 75 miles from the facility to the address on the travelers driver's license. Please provide a copy of the driver's license in the submit email. Experience: 2 years in stepdown in an acute care setting is required without exception. We offer a clinical interview or we offer an "auto-offer" based on a resume review. Please indicate at submit which one is preferred.

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, AAA 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.