**Exciting Opportunity for Cardiac Step Down Travel RN!**
**Job Description:**
- **Location:** Chattanooga, TN
- **Unit Name:** 3West Cardiac
- **Building:** Main - 3rd floor
- **General Information:**
- **Number of Beds:** 30
- **Patient Ratio:** 5-6 : 1
- **Unit Staffing:**
- Unit clerk on days
- 2-3 PCTs (Patient Care Technicians) day & night
- Nursing Supervisor
- Hospitalists
- **Equipment:**
- Welch Allyn vitals neuron
- Novameter glucose
- Philips Telemetry and MP2’s
- **Documentation System:**
- Meditech-HCA version
- **Medications:**
- WOW with med drawers
- PyxisES dispensing system
- **Scheduling Requirements:**
- Equivalent of every other weekend
- 4 weekend shifts/4-week schedule
- **Floating Policy:**
- Other M/S areas: general MS, Ortho, PCU (Progressive Care Unit), M/S surgical with oncology
- Rotations unless skill mix is needed
- **Patient Experience Requirements:**
- Bedside rounding
- Hourly rounding with 5P’s checked
- Reporting known needs to PCTs at beginning and during shifts
- Check glass board for dept focus areas
- Access to scrolling video kiosk for updates
- **Certifications Required:**
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIH
- **Requested Skill Set:**
- Cardiac knowledge preferred
- Advanced skills in:
- Heparin
- Cardizem
- Dobutamine
- Dopamine
- Amiodarone drips
- **Procedures Performed on Unit:**
- Chest tube management
- Wound vac management
- EKGs ad lib
- **Dress Code:**
- RN: Navy scrubs
- CNA/PCT: Ceil blue scrub set and jacket (if desired)
- May wear white, blue, gray, or black T-shirt underneath (no graphics)
- No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polish
- **Unit Guidelines/Policies:**
- Documentation of telemetry application
- Acknowledging rhythm strips and placing them in chart each shift
- NO PASS ZONE for bed alarms, call lights, and IV alarms
- **Awards/Recognition:**
- Facebook page features many photos, stories, and videos
- Daisy and Bee Awards
- iHEAL nominations
- **Additional Information:**
- Charge Nurses with 12, 16-, and 39-year seniority on day shift
- 15+ years on night shift
- Shared Governance at both unit and facility levels
**Why Catalytic Solutions (CatSol):**
At CatSol, we connect dedicated therapists with rewarding assignments across the country. Enjoy competitive pay, seamless onboarding, and a supportive recruiter who’s with you every step of the way. Join us — where your expertise makes a difference every day.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Chattanooga, TN
Salary
$2,091.52
Skills
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
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Oncologyunmatched
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