Cardiac PCU RN
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus

Cardiac PCU RN

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Schedule: Every other weekend required

Patient Population and Clinical Scope

• Cardiac PCU patients, including myocardial infarction, rule-out MI, primary arrhythmias, and coronary artery disease
• Pre- and post-open-heart surgery patients, and vascular surgery patients
• Heart failure, and pre- and post-cath lab patients with or without interventions
• Stroke patients with cardiac involvement
• Specialized structural heart support (VAD, TVAR, etc.)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 (5 at midnight)
• Skills: breathing treatments, chest tube setup and care, CPAP/BiPap, trach care, sternal precautions, blood and blood product administration, cardioversion and defibrillation, epicardial pacer management, LVAD care, care of open-heart patients 24-28 hours post-op, and telemetry interpretation and dysrhythmia management

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Minimum 1 year of Cardiac PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience, with Cardiac PCU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• IV insertion skills
• Radial band management experience
• Open-heart surgery experience
• Vascular surgery experience
• Telemetry experience
• Epic experience

Work Conditions

• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Floating to similar units required; travelers must be flexible to float

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually
• 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• TB test (IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs) within 12 months of start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years (declination accepted)
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season
• Minimum 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty
• Employment application covering at least the last 5 years
• Annual regulatory training modules (about 3.5 hours)