Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Cardiac Tele
Duration: 13 - 26 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in the field, with at least 1 year of EPIC experience required
License: Active RN license
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Interpretation of dysrhythmias
- Management of dysrhythmias
Description:
Night shifts are 3x12, from 19:00 to 07:30.
Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, but this may change based on need.
Floating is required to like units or to other facilities as needed.
Patient diagnoses include inpatient adults with actual or potential life-threatening multisystem or cardiac conditions.
Common cardiovascular diagnoses include sepsis, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and coronary artery disease.
The patient population may also include cardiac patients receiving IV antiarrhythmic therapy, vasoactive infusions, and anticoagulation.
Special procedures performed in the unit include:
- Vasoactive drug administration
- Antiarrhythmic drug therapy
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Defibrillation/cardioversion
- Thoracentesis
- Cardiac telemetry monitoring
- EKG
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring
Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, and pharmacy.
Daily census is approximately 14.
The unit has 20 beds and 20 rooms.