Registered Nurse - Stepdown Cardiac

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience on the cardiac floor required. **May screen if 1.5 year of CVICU experience in a large facility Traveler Experience: Required UNLESS traveler has more than 24 months of cardiac experience. Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Skills: Cardiac Telemetry, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Sheath Removal, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleuravac, External CPAP/BIPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management Certs: BLS & ACLS, NIHSS PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Arterial line management, Wound Care/Wound Vac, and Charge Experience JOB DETAILS: Ratios: Varies per Acuity. Ratios are 1:4 for surgical step down, and 1:5-6 for lower acuity Shift: NIGHT 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours. 13-26 weeks accepted Float Requirement: Will follow unit rotation - not first to float Weekend Requirement: 4 per 4 weeks (flexible) ** Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Atrial Fibrillation, CHF, ACS, CAD, Aortic stenosis/regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation/Stenosis, Endocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, PVD PAD, Vasculitis, Carotid stenosis, Venous stasis, sheath management, sheath removal. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR, Mitral Clip, LAAO (Watchman procedure), VATS, Carotid endarterectomy, FEM-POP bypass, Amputations, Other vascular surgeries, Cardiac surgeries, Thoracic surgeries, General thoracic surgery, Post cath, Post DCCV, Post electrophysiology procedures, Pacemaker placements. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Arterial lines (not required), Doppler, Bladder scanner, EKG, Femoral sheaths, TR band, Fem-stop, Chest tubes, Epicardial Pacing Wires. UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE: Self UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours SCRUBS: Navy INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting. Manager will not offer without speaking to the candidate first. *** INTERNAL NOTES *** Please review against the UD *MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty. ***Every candidate will be interviewed.