Cardiac PCU RN
Burlington, North Carolina
Alamance Regional Medical Center

Cardiac PCU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Burlington, North Carolina
• Night shift: 3x12s, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Weekend rotation and holidays as needed
• 13-week contract
• First-time travelers are accepted

Unit

• Cardiac Medical Progressive Care department
• 30 private beds
• Rooms are remotely monitored by the Centralized Cardiac Monitoring Department

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Post Cardiac Cath patients
• Driver's License
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Pre/post cardiac catheterization care
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with titratable drips
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Chest tube management (Emerson, Pleur-evac)
• Experience with CPAP
• Experience with BiPAP
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• Previous Charge RN experience
• NIH
• Use of Rapid Response Teams
• TNCC

Clinical Skills / Experience

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry monitoring on the unit
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath
• Peripheral line care and management
• PICC line management
• Manage cardiac drips, no titration
• Manage vasoactive drips, no titration
• Procedural sedation administration
• Titrate cardiac drips
• Titrate vasoactive drips
• Chest tubes: Emerson, Pleur-evac
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• Tracheostomy management
• Focus on cardiac patients, including CHF, ACS, arrhythmias, pre/post cardiac catheterization with and without intervention, rule out MI, syncope, and pacemaker placement
• Secondary focus on respiratory problems such as COPD, pneumonia, and BIPAP

Additional Notes

• Ratios are typically 1:4 with drips/BIPAP, otherwise mostly 1:5
• Nurse assistants are available 24/7
• RN secretary coverage is 7:00 AM–11:00 PM