Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Unit: 3 South Intermediate Care Unit

Skills:
• Medications
• Titrate Cardiac drips*
• Titrate Vasoactive drips*
• Manage Cardiac drips- no titration
• Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration
• Telemetry
• PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
• Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry - on the unit monitoring
• Telemetry - remote monitoring
• Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Arterial line management
• Central line care/management
• Care of Ventilated Patient
• Tracheostomy care/management
• Ventilator Management

Patient Age Groups: Adults

Patient Diagnoses: Variety of medical patients including but not limited to respiratory issues, DKA, arrhythmias, post operative kidney transplant patients, and interventional neurological patients. Capable of caring for telemetry patients with medical and surgical needs as well as the renal population.

Special Procedures/Unit Details:
• chest tubes
• central lines
• trachs - vents required
• arterial lines required
• CVP
• drips: all cardiac, vasopressors