PCU RN
Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University Hospital

PCU RN

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Employment Type

LongTerm

Schedule

AM shift

Contract Length

13 weeks

Unit / Assignment Focus

High-acuity, heavily cardiac-focused PCU units.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months of recent cardiac unit experience
• EPIC experience
• Must be able to independently interpret cardiac rhythms and pass a Dysrhythmia Exam
• Must pass the Dysrhythmia Exam on the first attempt with no remediation opportunities
• Must have a rating of 4 on all cardiac skills on the skills checklist
• Must have chest tube experience
• Experience with the following cardiac drips:

  • Insulin
  • Milrinone
  • Dobutamine
  • Amiodarone
  • Heparin
  • Lasix
  • Nitroglycerin (Nitro)
• Experience with telemetry interpretation
• Experience successfully passing a telemetry exam

Preferred Qualifications

• Heart transplant experience
• LVAD experience

Patient Acuity / Workload

• Typical nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 to 1:5
• High patient acuity
• Frequent admissions/discharges
• Significant procedural volume

Common Patient Populations

• Heart Failure
• Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)
• Atrial Flutter
• Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
• Ventricular Tachycardia (VTach)
• Ventricular Fibrillation (VFib)
• Fluid Volume Overload (FVO)
• Chest Pain
• Hypertension (HTN)
• Heart Transplant Patients
• Congenital Heart Disease
• LVAD Patients

Common Procedures

• Right & Left Heart Catheterizations
• TR Band Management
• Sheath Removal/Management
• Stent Placement
• Valve Replacement Procedures
• STEMI/NSTEMI Care
• Pacemakers
• ICDs
• Cardioversions
• Ablations
• Groin Site Management

Floating

• May float to similar cardiac/PCU units as needed
• Does not float to the Cardiac Monitor Tech role

Additional Details

• Scrubs: Navy Blue
• 50 mile radius: no local travelers
• No ventilator patients