Highlights

Unit Capacity: 36 Beds Population Served: Cardiac and Neuro Stepdown: Cardiac bedside monitoring, Cardiac drips, TR bands, Post heart caths, Stroke/Neuro patients, BIPAP overflows Ages of Patients Served: Young Adult through Late Adult (18 - 60+) Nurse to Patient Ratios: 1:6 Core Staffing Plan: Variable staffing grid to include: Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Patient Care Technicians (PCTs), Nurse Interns (NIs). Staffing Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Numbers & Facts

LocationMurfreesboro, TN

Description

Summary

Department: Stepdown Intermediate Care

Shift Timings: 18:45- 07:15 Hours, Monday to Friday 3 days 12 hours shift.

Per Week: 36 Hours.

  • Unit Capacity: 36 Beds Population Served: Cardiac and Neuro Stepdown: Cardiac bedside monitoring, Cardiac drips, TR bands, Post heart caths, Stroke/Neuro patients, BIPAP overflows Ages of Patients Served: Young Adult through Late Adult (18 - 60+) Nurse to Patient Ratios: 1:6 Core Staffing Plan: Variable staffing grid to include: Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Patient Care Technicians (PCTs), Nurse Interns (NIs). An RN assumes full responsibility for the patients on each team.
  • Staffing Certification:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Certification National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Successful completion of a proctored rhythm test
Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Implements and monitors patient care plans.
  • Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
  • Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
  • Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
  • Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
  • Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
  • Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Requirements

  • Experience: 2 Years

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