IMCU/Step Down RN
Lubbock, TX
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

1ST TIMERS - IMCU/Step Down RN - Req 11012

Will position float between units: Yes
Is on-call required? No
Are weekends required? Yes 6 shifts per schedule period
Are block schedules required? No
What are expected ratios? 1:4
Special requirements: cardiac drips, post cath lab procedural care, trach/vent
Are 48 hours approved: Yes

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Total Staffed Beds: 379
Level II Trauma Center
Department Uniform/Dress:
a. The dress code for licensed nursing personnel (RN, LVN) is solid navy blue colored uniforms or scrub attire. (Scrub tops may have colored piping.) Print tops are not acceptable attire except for licensed staff in the Children's Hospital (PED, Pedi, PICU, NICU). Women's Services (L&D, Mom/ Baby) will meet the requirements for their unit specific scrub attire.
b. The dress code for unlicensed personnel (US, CNA, PCA, NT, MT) is solid hunter green colored uniforms or scrub attire. Print tops are not acceptable except in the areas noted above.
Parking Notes: Free in any unrestricted space, Please park in any of the free surface parking lots with signs that say Employee/Visitor Parking

• Years of Experience:
  2 year(s)
  Note: Prefer 2 years of experience in a Progressive Care or Intermediate/Stepdown
• Patient Ratio Experience:
  1:4
• Charting System:
  Preferred, Epic
• Teaching Hospital Experience:
  Preferred
• Community Hospital Experience:
  Preferred
• LTAC Experience:
  -
• Trauma Level I Experience:
  Preferred
• Trauma Level II Experience:
  Required
• Travel Experience Required:
  No
  Note: as long as they have the required experience
• Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred
  ACLS, BLS, CPI*, NIHSS
• Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred

  IV therapy/Phlebotomy

  Accessing/Managing Ports*
  Arterial line management*
  Blood Product Administration
  Central line care/management
  Peripheral Line Care/Management
  Phlebotomy
  PICC line management
  Starting and maintaining IVs

  Neurological/Psychiatric

  Aneurysms and repair*
  Craniotomy*
  CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)*
  Intracranial bleeds*
  Lumbar drains*
  Post TPA care
  Pre/Post neurosurgery*
  Seizure disorders
  Spinal cord injury*
  Substance Withdrawal
  Traumatic Brain injury*

  Respiratory

  BiPAP/CPAP management
  Care of Ventilated Patient
  Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac
  High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
  Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)*
  Nasal Cannula
  Non-invasive airway management
  Oxygen administration
  Oxygen tanks
  Tracheostomy care/management

  Work Settings

  Cardiac Telemetry
  ER Holding*
  MS/Tele
  Neuro Stepdown*
  PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
  Telemetry
  Telemetry Oncology*

  Genitourinary/Renal

  Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)*
  Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
  Renal failure
  TURP*

  Gastrointestinal

  Feeding tube care and management

  Cardiovascular

  Heart Transplant*
  Pacemakers/Temporary/Permanent
  Post Cardiac Angiogram
  Post MI*
  Pre/Post Cardiac Cath
  Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery
  Sheath Removal
  TR Band
  Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD/RVAD)*

  Medications

  Heparin Protocols
  Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration*
  PCA*
  Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring*
  Thrombolytic Agents
  Titrate Cardiac drips
  Titrate Vasoactive drips

  Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response

  Interpretation of dysrhythmias
  Management of dysrhythmias
  Telemetry - on the unit monitoring
  Use of Rapid Response/Code teams

  Professional Topics and Skills

  Isolation Precautions/PPE
  Wound Care/Wound Vac*

  Endocrine/Metabolic

  IV insulin protocols
  Titration of Insulin drips*

  Orthopedics

  Ortho trauma*
  Peripheral nerve block catheters*
  Total joint replacement*
  Traction*

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