Certifications required: ACLS, BLS
Patient Age Group: Adults
Staffing Ratio: 1:2
Unit Systems: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
Experience: 2 years CVICU experience - not including traveling
Unit accepts first time travelers
Weekend requirements: EO
Float: yes
Patient Diagnosis:
Advanced Heart Failure
Multi vessel Disease
Coronary Artery Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Valvular Heart Disease
Unit Info:
CVICU is a 42 bed ICU specializing in open heart surgery averaging 6-8 bypass pump surgical cases per day as well as post surgical heart transplants and LVAD. CVICU contract nurse requires immediate post open heart surgical admission experience as well as experience with Swan Ganz catheters, utilizing the manual thermodilution syringe to calculate the Cardiac Index, and epicardial and transvenous pacing wire experience. Common bedside procedures include assisting with the care of patient during bronchoscopies, intubations, tracheostomies, central line insertions, arterial line and swan ganz catheter line insertions.
HOLIDAYS:
If one major holiday falls in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work it. If two major holidays fall in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work both of the holidays. If three major holidays fall in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of the holidays.
Major Holidays are listed below:
Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
Independence Day: Thursday, July 4
Labor Day: Monday, September 2
COVID-19 Vaccine (Facility Guideline): Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only