Contract-(ELEVATED RATE)-RN ICU working CVICU-(652)-7A-7P/ 13 weeks

ICU RN - CVICU

Working in the CVICU and device training will be provided by the hospital. Methodist Hospital 7700 Floyd Curl Dr. San Antonio, TX 78229 Telephone: (210) 575-400

About Methodist Hospital - Providing high quality care to patients from San Antonio, and from around the world, for more than 50 years. Methodist Hospital opened in 1963 as the first hospital in the now internationally acclaimed South Texas Medical Center. From the beginning, we've recognized the unique needs of each of our patients. It's a process that we continue to improve on, creating ways to better serve the community when they need us most. Our hospital has deep-rooted traditions of patient-focused care, faith-based philosophies and hiring staff that genuinely care for the well-being of others. As an organization, we promise to provide you, the patient, the highest quality of service and treatment as we strive to carry out the mission of Methodist Healthcare: Serving Humanity to Honor God. Methodist Hospital offers a broad range of specialties including cardiology, cancer care, bone marrow transplants, emergency medicine, neurosciences, maternity care, gynecology and orthopedics. We are proud to say we have some of the best doctors in San Antonio at our facility.

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Hospital: Methodist Hospital

Location: San Antonio, TX

Unit: CVICU (652)

Classification: RN - CVICU

Shift Detail: 7A-7:30P / 7P-7:30A

Building/Floor/Suite information of unit: Main Bldg.

Shift Details- Please correct information below if needed:

• Quantity: 13
• Assignment Length: 26 Weeks
• Shift/Workdays: 7A-7:30P / 7P-7:30A
• Weekend: Rotating
• Call Requirements: No
• Guaranteed Hours: 36

Special Skills/Experience required:

• 2 Years + ***All travelers are required to float, while on the interview please inform traveler of the Methodist Floating Policy***
• Hemodynamic monitoring- swans, art lines
• Ventilator management
• Strong critical thinking skills
• 2 years or more ICU experience
• ACLS
• BLS
• NIH

Preferred Skills/Advanced Skills Needed:

• IABP exposure
• CRRT exposure
• Meditech charting/ order entry Preferred

Specialty/Unit Certifications Required:

• ACTIVE TX RN License NO TEMP LICENSE ACCEPTED

Procedures performed on unit:

• Post CABG
• Post VAD
• Post Cath with various cardiac support devices- IABP, Impella, ecmo

Dress Code:

• Scrub Color: RN: Navy-scrub top and pant, Navy or white scrub jacket
• Nail Policy Clean and Healthy
• Hair - hair should be neat and clean with no extreme styles or colors. Beards, mustaches and sideburns should be clean and neatly trimmed
• Tattoos Body art should be covered whenever possible. Body art that is not feasible to cover on a daily basis will be addressed individually
• Piercings Visible piercings other than ears, is prohibited

Unit Guidelines/Policies:

• Floating Guidelines Methodist Acknowledgement Form
• Attendance Policies
• Badging in and out for shift is required along with taking a full 30 minute lunch.