Years of Experience: 2 year(s) Patient Ratio Experience: 1:6 Charting System: Required, Epic Travel Experience Required: Yes Certfications: Certs marked with * are preferred BLS, NIHSS* Skills: Skills marked with * are preferred Cardiovascular • Sheath Removal* • Post Cardiac Angiogram • Post MI • Pre/Post Cardiac Cath • Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery Genitourinary/Renal • Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management* • Renal failure IV therapy/Phlebotomy • Accessing/Managing Ports* • Arterial line management* • Blood Product Administration • Central line care/management • Peripheral Line Care/Management • PICC line management • Starting and maintaining IVs Respiratory • BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance* • Tracheostomy care/management* • High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) • Nasal Cannula • Oxygen administration • Non-invasive airway management Work Settings • MS/Tele • Telemetry • Cardiac Telemetry • Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response • Interpretation of dysrhythmias • Management of dysrhythmias • Telemetry - on the unit monitoring • Use of Rapid Response/Code teams Endocrine/Metabolic • IV insulin protocols • Titration of Insulin drips Gastrointestinal • Feeding tube care and management Medications • Heparin Protocols • Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration • PCA Professional Topics and Skills • Isolation Precautions/PPE • Wound Care/Wound Vac
Scheduling Type: Other Patient Ratios: Days: 1:6 Nights: 1:6 Weekends: 1:6 Float Required: Yes Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: half of contract Orientation Hours: 16 Daily Census: 36 Number of Rooms: 36 Number of Beds: 36 Interdisciplinary Support: Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses: 5 North consists of 36 private rooms and serves a patient population with ages that range from the young adult through the geriatric patient. Priority admission is given to patients requiring a medical level of cardiac care and recovering from a cardiac intervention. These interventions include, but are not limited to, cardiac surgery, coronary artery stent placement, and pacemaker implant. 5 North also admits hemodynamically stable non-procedural cardiac patients.
Description: Unit Info
• 36 beds • Patient ratio 1:6 • Float required to units of equal or lesser acuity • ears of experience REQ: 2 Years minimum • First-timers accepted: N, previous travel required • Weekend REQ: Every other weekend • Certs REQ: BLS | Preferred: NIH
5 North consists of 36 private rooms and serves a patient population with ages that range from the young adult through the geriatric patient. Priority admission is given to patients requiring a medical level of cardiac care and recovering from a cardiac intervention. These interventions include, but are not limited to, cardiac surgery, coronary artery stent placement, and pacemaker implant. 5 North also admits hemodynamically stable non-procedural cardiac patients.