Cardiac Stepdown RN
Cheyenne, WY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Cardiac Stepdown RN

Location

• Cheyenne, Wyoming

Assignment Length

• 13 weeks

Role Summary

• Cardiac Stepdown RN for a heavy cardiac and cardiothoracic unit with high-acuity surgical patients.
• The source also refers to this opening as a Tele RN.

Unit Details

• 24 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 on days; 1:4-5 on nights

Required Qualifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• Experience with pre/post heart patients, including stents, pacemakers, ICDs, pre/post CABG, and pre/post vascular experience

Preferred Qualifications

• NIHSS

Clinical Experience / Patient Population

• Pre/post cardiac procedures
• Femoral and radial procedures
• Heart cath
• Cardioversions on the floor
• Cardiothoracic
• Post-thoracotomy directly from PACU
• CABGs 24 hours out
• Stents
• Post PCIs
• Vascular procedures
• NSTEMI
• Trachs home vented
• Trachs with bipap and cpap
• Chest tubes

Equipment / Monitoring

• Monitor techs are on the unit and handle monitoring, measuring, and documenting
• Bipap, cpap, and home vents
• Home vent experience is not required

Schedule

• 12-hour day shifts, 6:45 AM to 6:45 PM
• Block scheduling allowed
• Self-scheduling allowed
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend or 4 weekend shifts per month
• Holiday rotation: every other holiday

Floating

• May float with the permanent staff rotation

Other Details

• No call or standby requirement
• Navy blue scrubs
• Unit orientation: 2-3 shifts
• Permanent address must be at least 25 miles from the facility location