Job Details

Job Requirements

Must have: Cardiology experience with (open hearts, heart failure, post Cath lab patients, valve patients)
2+ years of experience
Preferred: LVAD experience
Meditech proficiency

Schedule Information

Target Start Date: 3/3 or within the first 2 weeks of March
Shift: p18 (1800-0630)
Call Requirements: placed on call by HS must be available till 4AM or required to float within the system
Weekends: 4 weekend shift a month required (Friday and Saturday are weekend shift nights)

Unit Specific Information

Number of Beds – 52 PCU, 6 IMC, 14 CVICU
Type of staff: Day Shift – (example 1 charge, 3 RN, 2 CNA, and 1-3 sitters), Night Shift – (2 Free Charges, resource RN, 13 RNs, 5 PCTs and sitters as needed)
Patient Ratios – 1:5 and PCTs take a range of 7-15 patients with a free PCT lead
Type of equipment – Welch Allyn vital sign machines, GE EKG machines, pyxis machines, PC computers 3 per pod, stat strip (nova) glucometers, Philips remote tele boxes and in room monitors, Imobile iphones
EMR – meditech
Typical procedures performed on unit(s): cardioversions and Radiologist guided thoracentesis, watchman’s, Cath lab, EP (pacemakers, ablations), open heart, advanced HF failure patients, LVAD placement and readmissions
Permanent Positions on Unit Avaliable? (Y/N) – Yes
Dress Code: Scrub Color - Navy blue, No fleece jackets
Unit Guidelines/Policies: PCU standards of care charting
Awards/Recognition: Top 5% of patient experience units in HCA. Q4 2023 we were number 3 in the company

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Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,713 per week

Heart Hospital of Austin