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