RN - PCU

Title: RN - PCU

Location: High Point North Carolina 27262

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 12hr Night Shift - 36

Shift Information: 1900 - 0700

Clinical Interviewing- Yes

On Call, Call Back Requirements: None

Weekend Rotation: EOW

Holiday Requirements: 75% of holidays required

Floating Requirements: Float within the critical care division or Intermediate Care.

About Facility:

• 351 licensed beds
• No Trauma Designation
• Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center

Unit Information:

• Beds: 18
• Average Daily Census = 18

Minimum Years of Experience required: 1 year Cardiac Tele experience or PCU experience

Will you accept a first-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• General medical patients requiring continuous monitoring of cardiac, respiratory, hemodynamic and neurologic status having a NSTEMI or status post STEMI, cardiac interventional procedure, electrophysiology procedure, thoracic surgery, heart failure, post stroke
• General, Vascular, or immediate thoracic surgical patients requiring continuous cardiac, respiratory or hemodynamic support include pharmacological titration of cardiac anti-arrhythmic drips (Amiodarone, Cardizem, Cardene, Dobutamine, Tridil, etc)
• Post op day 2 post open heart
• Respiratory failure requiring medium or high flow oxygen devices or NIPPV

Patient Ratios:

• RN: 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions.

Required Licensure & Certifications:

• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS

Skills required:

• Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac strip and rhythm interpretation, arterial lines, titration of drips, non-invasive ventilator care (BiPAP/CPAP, we have Respiratory Therapist 24/7), vascular lines, chest tubes or drains, post procedure site care – trans radial bands, femoral venous or arterial sheaths, post EP permanent pacemaker or ICD, post pulmonary artery thrombectomy (Prenumbra, Inari)

Support within the Department:

• CNA: Yes
• Receptionist/HUC: No
• Charge nurse: Yes
• Phlebotomy: Varies
• IV/VAT Team: No
• Resource Nurse: No (Charge Nurse serves as Resource)
• Rapid Response Team: Yes
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Hospitalist 24/7: Yes
• Telemetry monitoring: The RN is responsible for continuous cardiac monitoring including interpretation of the rhythm

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Baxter
• Med dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: Philips Intellivue; all 18 rooms have an in room monitor
• Unit specific equipment: Arterial lines for invasive blood pressure monitoring interfaces with Philips monitors

Floating: If yes, where:

• Float within the critical care division or Intermediate Care.

Orientation (facility and unit):

• Orientation – 36 hours week 1 includes NTO and Online CBL (Healthstream)
• 12-hour departmental specific orientation shift with an RN Preceptor

Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation: every other
• On call: None
• Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays
• RTO: Resource Team approval
• Shift times: Nights = 1900-0730.
• Schedule cycle: Every 6 weeks

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: Royal Blue
• Parking: Free
• Unit Culture: Positive Team focused (High Tech, High Touch); We work as ONE team.

 

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