*CROSS POSTED FOR JOB ID: 3365859*
REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 3 yrs pre/post cath lab - May Screen for less if traveler has sheath pull & cardiac med exp
Traveler Experience: Unit does NOT accept 1st time travelers
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: Pulmonary Artery Lines and Triage experience. Sheath pull & cardiac med exp. Pre/Post Cath Lab procedures
Certs: BLS and ACLS
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Charge Nurse and Conscious Sedation experience.
JOB DETAILS:
*Will accept 13 or 26 week contracts*
Ratios: N/A pre post area
Shift: 4x9 rotating schedule - 0600-1500, 0700-1600, 0800-1700, or 1200-2000 (48 hours guaranteed)
RTO: 7 days MAX
Float Requirement: Required to cardiac units
Weekend Requirement: No weekends
Call: No on-call
Holidays: No holidays
PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Our outpatient cardiac area nurses check in and get cardiac cath patients, ep patients and radiology patients ready prior to procedure. They start I.V.'s, sign consent with the patient, give ordered pre procedure medications as well as go through Novant's EPIC questioner. PRE/POST Cath lab/EP/IR RN; OUTPATIENT SURGERY
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Manage cath/EP and radiology patients post procedure.
Manage access sites, both arterial and venous, both femoral and radial. This includes radial compression bands, femoral closure devices, venous sutures and pulling femoral sheaths.
Cath patients - same day discharges of patients who are post PCI, so they will need to know DTAP and post cath care in that capacity. EP post device cases and ablations.
Radiology is managing post biopsy and invasive procedures
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, and SBAR
SCHEDULING TYPE: Manger schedules
UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours
SCRUBS: Any color scrubs
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