RN - Float

Unit Notes

Cath Lab Pre/Post Recovery unit RN
# BAYS 23 TOTAL (16 BEDS AND A RADIAL LOUNGE WITH 7 RECOVERY LOUNGE CHAIRS) # BAYS 22 TOTAL (16 BEDS AND A RADIAL LOUNGE WITH 6 RECOVERY LOUNGE CHAIRS)
Required Certifications/ARRT - BLS/ACLS, NIHSS CERTIFICATION, WA license or Compact license
#cases per day on average - #cases per day on average 30
EMR/Equipment - EPIC, PYXIS
Charge Nurse - 1 LEAD
STAFF RNs - DAILY STAFFED WITH 16 RNs IN VARIOUS SHIFTS
CALL Requirement - CALL IS REQUIRED 5-7 DAYS A MONTH BY SIGN UP. CALL IS REQUIRED 4-5 DAYS A MONTH BY SIGN UP.
Call Requirement - RN's/response time - 60MIN RESPONSE, ALTHOUGH WITHIN 30 MINUTES IS PREFERRED
Call requirement - CALL WEEKEND DAY IS 5AM-5PM, CALL WEEKEND NIGHT 5PM-5AM, CALL WEEKDAY IS 930PM-5AM
Holidays - ON CALL ONLY, OTHERWISE OFF
Scrub Color : Provided - HOSPITAL ISSUED SURGICAL ATTIRE
Tele - N/A- CENTRAL MONITORED IN PRE/POST OP
Vents - NOT REQUIRED
Cardiologist hours/on call - 24/7 CARDIOLOGIST ON CALL
IV Team - SWAT TEAM AVAILABLE, NOT NEEDED IN UNIT, PRE OP NURSES AND CATH LAB STAFF ARE PROFICIENT IN ULTRASOUND IV STARTS
RT 24/7 - YES, AND CODE SUPPORT
Pharmacy 24/7 - YES, AND CODE SUPPORT
Shifts - RECOVERY UNIT OPEN MONDAY- FRIDAY 5AM-930PM; COMMON SHIFTS NEEDED 9AM-530PM, 6AM-6PM, 7AM-7PM; SHIFTS NEGOTIABLE Add 1pm-930pm to the Common Shifts needed
Floating - NOT UNLESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Floor specific orientation - Less than 1 WEEK IF COMPETENT
Common cases: ADMIT AND RECOVERY FOR PATIENTS HAVING LEFT AND RIGHT HEART CATHS, COMPLEX PCI, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR (HYBRID OR COMBINED CASES- )

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