Registered Nurse - Rapid City, United States - ICONMA, LLC

Description

Registered Nurse – PCU

Location:
Rapid City, SD

Duration: 13 weeks


Description:


General Information:

Beds: 44

Minimum experience: 1.5 years general nursing experience


Patient Types:

This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg – please ensure traveler understands

Direct admits, ED admits, Post Cath Lab, etc

MI, NSTEMI & STEMI (IABP would go to ICU), CHF, Dysrhythmia management, Pacemaker malfunction, Epicardial pacers

Backup Stroke unit and Medical Overflow

Step down level experience with post cardiac/vascular, post-cardiac cath patients, post open heart surgery, post TAVR, post EP studies, post pacemaker inserti


Patient Ratios:

RN: 1:4 most of the time, can be 1:3 (acuity dependent)


Required Certifications:
BLS, ACLS, NIHSS


Required Education:

Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing


Skills required:

PCU level RN

Experience with Cardiac procedural recovery (CABG/TAVR/post cardiac cath), MI pharmacology, titratable Cardiac/vasoactive gtts (Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Levo, Dopamine) – please request manager approval if traveler does not have this, Heparin gtts, cardiac rhythm interpretation, chest tubes management, TNK administration (preferred)


Support on the Unit:

CNA (Ratio: 1:5-8, depending on shift)

Charge nurse - Unassigned

Phlebotomy – Yes, peripheral blood draws

Resource Nurse – Occasionally

Tele tech would oversee cardiac monitoring – RN would confirm strips 6a & 6p

RT - yes, 24/7

Hospitalist - in facility 24/7, but not dedicated to unit


Charting System/Equipment:

Alaris

Omnicell


Floating:
If yes, where:
Primarily to our sister unit, General PCU – as needed

Could also be floated to MS/Tele or ICU to care for PCU level patients

Could be floated within scope of practice and below

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