RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes

• Unit PCU
• # of beds 24 beds - 2 double rooms for the Chest Pain Center
• Ratios Days 1-4, Nights 1 : 4-5
• Required Certifications BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
• Common diagnoses / Types of patients COPD, CHF, Post cath, pacer, ablation, A-Fib RVR, TEE- Cardioversions bedside, PE, Covid, Sepsis, CVA, TIA, STEMI, nonstemi, Hypertensive urgency, head injury, dedicated Chest Pain Center - CP R / O - Stress test
• Experience or 'Must have' skills Must have 1 year PCU experience and experience titrating drips. Must be a team player and kind human.
• Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
• Common titratable & / or set rate drips Heparin, Nitro, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Set rate - precedex, Dopamine, Dobutamine.
• Charge Nurse / House Supervisor Yes
• Are there nurse aids on this unit / Ratios Yes
• RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) BiPap, Cpap
• Is there tele on this unit? Monitor techs? RNs read strips? Monitor techs assisting, however nurses will also assist and must be competent in strip interpretation.
• Shifts & Scheduling 3 12's : 7a - 7 : 30 pm / 7 pm - 7 : 30 am
• Will consider block schedules, including every weekend, as long as the needs of the unit are met but not a guarantee
• Weekend Requirement Every 3rd weekend
• Holiday Requirement Rotated with perm staff
• Is there a call or standby requirement? No
• Floating Requirement Yes. Would float to Medsurg, ortho, oncology, ICU to take overflow.
• Scrub Color / Dress code Pewter Gray scrubs (Reference Cherokee Brand Pewter Gray)
• Unit / Department specific orientation 2 Days
• Additional Notes This is a busy face pace unit. Quick turnovers, heavy cardiac, higher acuity patients.
• Please inform traveler it is important to remember to return the Vocera, locator badge, & other unit equipment at the end of each shift. Can be charged for lost equipment.
• Additional Questions
• Notes Obtained : Phone implementation, Email, or On-site One site with Tracie Kerns 11.21.23
• Notes entered by & date : Kayla Bregg RN 11.21.23