PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - PCU

Job Details:

• Work on the Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (CVPC) located on the E4 floor of the E Heart Tower
• 40-bed cardiac surgery stepdown unit with a patient ratio of 1:5 per RN
• Day and night shift available with 13 RNs per shift plus charge RN, PCTs, and HUC support
• Minimum 6 weekend shifts (Saturday/Sunday day or night) required per 6-week schedule period
• No on-call requirements
• Flexibility to work holidays required
• Care for primary patient population including CV surgery and vascular surgery patients (open heart surgery, CABG, AVR, MVR, Bentall, TAVR), thoracic lung surgery, esophagogastrectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass, and carotid endarterectomies
• Also care for overflow medical cardiology patients with diagnoses such as heart failure, DKA, chest pain, sepsis, and heart block
• Perform epidural management, chest tube management, tube feedings, IV glucocommander, and cardiac drip management (phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, ketamine)
• Float to stepdown units (1:5 ratios), medical-surgical units (1:6-7 ratios), or ER inpatient holding area (1:6) as needed
• Required equipment experience: Baxter IV pumps, CADD epidural pumps, and various lifts
• EMR system: Cerner
• Stepdown experience required
• Telemetry experience required
• Prior CV surgery and vascular surgery population experience preferred (open heart, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass within the last year)
• CVICU experience preferred
• Required certifications: ACLS and BLS
• Dress code: All navy, white tops with navy bottoms, or all white scrubs