TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449!
Job Title: IMC/Tele RN - Cardiac/Tele/Dialysis
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: IMC/Tele RN - Cardiac/Tele/Dialysis
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12 Hour Days
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent RN experience in a busy hospital environment
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS
Must-Have:
- Experience with post-procedural cath lab patients
- Management of TR band compression devices
- Management of chest pain
- Experience with post-cardiac surgical patients
Description:
This position is for a stepdown unit specializing in cardiac, telemetry, and dialysis care.
The unit consists of 29 beds with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4 during the day and 1:5-6 during the night.
Patients commonly include those undergoing cardiac medical and surgical procedures such as stenting, pacemaker placement, ICD insertion, and valve replacements.
Nurses are required to titrate drips, including but not limited to nitroglycerin, heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, lasix, bumex, and dobutamine.
There is a 24/7 central telemetry unit that monitors non-critical care patients, and the telemetry strips are managed by this dedicated team.
Charge nurses take a modified assignment while Nurse Aides are available at ratios of 1:10 during the day and 1:10-12 during evenings.
Respiratory Therapy is available 24/7 and provides assistance with nebulizers, inhalers, CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen.
Weekend and holiday shifts are required on an every-other basis.
Self-scheduling is not available, and floating may be necessary depending on unit census.
Nurses are responsible for providing patient education and assistance with incentive spirometry.
Scrubs are not provided, and no specific scrub color is required.