**Join Our Dynamic Cardiac Step-Down Team!**
**Job Description:**
- **Unit Information:**
- **Location:** 509 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
- **Floor:** 5th floor
- **Building:** Owen Heart Center (Heart Tower)
- **Unit Highlights:**
- **Number of Beds:** 40
- **Staff Structure:**
- Day Shift: 1 Charge Nurse, 10 Staff Bedside Nurses, 4 PCTs, 1 Unit Secretary
- Night Shift: 1 Charge Nurse, 10 Staff Bedside Nurses, 3 PCTs
- **Patient Ratios:** 1:4; stretch staffing at 1:5
- **Patient Demographics:** CHF, MI, CP, arrhythmias, Pulmonary Hypertension, valvular disease, endocarditis, DKA, post-cardiac cath/stent, post-pacer/ICD/ablation
- **Equipment Used:** Zoll monitor, Baxter pump, lift equipment, bladder scanner
- **EMR System:** Cerner
- **Ideal Candidate Profile:**
- **Must Have:**
- Stepdown or progressive care experience
- Telemetry experience
- Proficiency in titratable cardiac IV medications (e.g., nitroglycerine, Cardizem, amiodarone, dopamine)
- **Preferred:**
- Experience with prostacyclins (Flolan, Veletri, Remodulin)
- Relief charge experience
- **Typical Procedures Performed:**
- Bedside Cardioversion
- **Personality Traits:**
- Flexible
- Positive attitude
- Great team player
- Compassionate and caring demeanor
- **Required Certifications:**
- BLS
- ACLS
- **Floating Areas:**
- All MedSurg units, Stepdown units, COVID unit, and ER holding
- **Dress Code:**
- Scrub Color/Attire: All white or all navy blue, or white top and navy blue pants
- **Additional Information:**
- Weekends: Required every other weekend
- Orientation: Unit policies and guidelines discussed during orientation
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