Heart Hospital of Austin
Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,754 per week
Heart Hospital of Austin, New York, New York, United States,
Certification Details Cardiology experience required Job Details Contract RN position Position: RN - PCU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM Cardiovascular experience preferred Job Requirements Must have cardiology experience with open hearts, heart failure, post Cath lab patients, valve patients 2 years of experience required Preferred skills include LVAD experience and Meditech proficiency Schedule Information Shift: p18 (1800-0630) Weekends: 4 weekend shifts a month required (Friday and Saturday are weekend shift nights) Call Requirements: placed on call by HS must be available till 4 AM or required to float within the system Unit Specific Information Number of Beds – 52 PCU, 6 IMC, 14 CVICU (PCU and IMC are a shared unit) Number of Staff – Roughly 80 RNs and 40 PCTs Staff details: Day Shift and Night Shift staffing specifics provided Patient Ratios – 1:5 and PCTs take a range of 7-15 patients Equipment used includes Welch Allyn vital sign machines, GE EKG machines, pyxis machines, PC computers, glucometers, Philips remote tele boxes and in-room monitors, Imobile iphones EMR – meditech Typical procedures performed on unit PCU standards of care charting Unit guidelines/policies available upon request Awards/Recognition: Top 5% of patient experience units in HCA, Number 3 in the company for Q4 2023 Additional Details The unit takes various cases like watchman’s, Cath lab, EP (pacemakers, ablations), open heart, advanced HF failure patients, and LVAD placement and readmissions GI patients occasionally seen on unit Personality fit: Team oriented, willing to help out PCTs and RNs, willing to follow unit policy and procedures Dress Code: Scrub Color - Navy blue, No fleece jackets