Cardio IC RN
Houston, TX
Thrive Staffing
4x12 hrs, Nights

Job Details

Location: City, State

Unit: 6 South 1/2 - CCU

Unit Type: Cardiovascular Intensive Care

Shift Length: 12 hours

Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours per week

Experience Required: 2 years

Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS Certification
• NIHSS

Shift Notes

• Night shifts with every other weekend required
• First to float to similar units
• Self-scheduling is not available
• Parking available with various options

Unit Information

• Number of Beds: 18
• Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2, occasionally 1:1
• Common Diagnoses/Types of Patients:
  • Heart failure
  • STEMI
  • Pulmonary emboli
  • Arrhythmias
  • MICU overflow
• Experience Requirements:
  • Ventilator management
  • Managing pressors
  • Hemodynamic monitoring (PAC, CVP, arterial lines)
  • Sheaths, IABP, Impella, CRRT
  • Ability to occasionally paralyze and sedate patients
• Required Skills:
  • Titrating drips, including epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, dobutamine, milrinone, amiodarone, cardene
  • Ventilator troubleshooting and emergency interventions
  • Competent suctioning and recognizing issues requiring escalation

Support Staff

• Patient care assistants are minimal, typically one for all 18 beds, assisting with patient hygiene, turning, blood sugar management, and supplies.
• Intensivists available in-house 24/7 for MICU patients; cardiology patients have fellow coverage available 24/7.
• Respiratory Therapy present in ICU 24/7.

Additional Information

• Two shifts of unit-specific orientation are required.
• Documentation through Epic is mandatory.
• Weekend and holiday coverage will be necessary, with occasional exceptions based on staffing needs.
• RNs are responsible for interpreting their own telemetry strips using HP monitors.
• All nursing staff are expected to be flexible with scheduling and willing to float to similar units.