PCU RN
Austin, TX
The Judge Group
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Building: Heart Hospital of Austin

Floor: 2nd and 3rd floor

Discipline: Cardiology surgical and medical – PCU level of care

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)

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

· Number of Beds – 52 PCU, 6 IMC, 14 CVICU (PCU and IMC are a shared unit but travelers will not float to IMC unless skills are verified by our educator)

· Number of Staff – Roughly 80 RNs and 40 PCTs

· Type of staff:

o Day Shift – (example 1 charge, 3 RN, 2 CNA, and 1-3 sitters)

o Night Shift – (2 Free Charges, resource RN, 13 RNs, 5 PCTs and sitters as needed). All our charges are free charges with no patient assignment. As well as our House Supervisor is on the 3rd floor outside of POD J.

· 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

Must have: candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

· Cardiology experience with (open hearts, heart failure, post Cath lab patients, valve patients)

· 2+ years of experience

Preferred or nice to have: candidates with these skills will be considered first.

· LVAD experience

· Meditech proficiency

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

· Only in unit procedures are – cardioversions and Radiologist guided thoracentesis. The unit takes watchman’s, Cath lab, EP (pacemakers, ablations), open heart, advanced HF failure patients, LVAD placement and readmissions. We also have a full-service ER attached to our building we will not admit neuro patients, anyone under 18 or mother/baby needs.

· We do see GI patients occasionally and our GI team here will perform pill cams or colonoscopy’s.

Best personality Fit:

· Team oriented and willing to help out PCTs and RNs

· Willing to follow unit policy and procedures. We have a huge focus on falls and skin. The CNCs round 1x a shift and verify all fall precautions are in place. If your patient is a skin risk then we can order air beds to help with skin breakdown. The CNCs on shift are very willing to educate and help.