Summary

Department: Cardiovascular Unit

Shift Timings: 18:45-07:15 Hours 3 days 12 hour shift (Monday- Friday)

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

Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Skills

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry
  Traveler Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry