Cardiac PCU RN
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus
$1,938-2,281/weekLRS Healthcare - Travel Nursing will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
Job info
Cardiac PCU RN
Overview
- Travel/Contract role in Seattle, Washington
- Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
- 36 hours per week
- Contract length: 26 weeks
- Every other weekend required
- Floating required to like units; travelers must be flexible to floating
- Unit does not accept first-time travelers
Required Qualifications
- Valid RN license in Washington
- Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
- Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
- Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
- One completed travel assignment
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or Heart&Stroke Foundation
- BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or Heart&Stroke Foundation
- NIHSS
- Experience with open heart surgery patients
- Experience with vascular surgery patients, including groin and radial band management
- IV insertion skills
- Experience with care and management of invasive lines
- Experience with tracheostomy care
- Experience with CPAP
- Experience with BiPAP
- Experience with chest tube setup and care
- Experience with sternal precautions
- Experience with blood and blood products administration
- Experience with Epic
Preferred Qualifications
- VAD experience
- TAVR experience
Clinical Experience / Patient Population
- Cardiac PCU
- Myocardial infarction
- Rule out MI
- Primary arrhythmias
- Pre/post open-heart surgery patients
- Vascular surgery patients
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart failure
- Pre/post cath lab patients with or without interventions
- Stroke patients with cardiac involvement
- Specialized structural heart support
- Chest tubes
- Sternal precautions
Skills / Procedures
- Breathing treatments
- Chest tube set-up/care
- CPAP/BiPap
- Trach care
- Blood/blood products administration
- Cardioversion/defibrillation
- Epicardial pacer management
- LVAD
- Open heart 24–28 hours post-op
- Tele interpretation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management
Facility
Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus
5 nurses recommend working with Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus
- Short Term Acute Care
- 216 beds
Seattle, WA
About
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