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

$1,691-2,226/week

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Stepdown Cardiac RN

Overview

Travel/Contract role in Seattle, Washington
13-week assignment
Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
Every other weekend required
Floating required to like units; traveler must be flexible to floating
Unit does not accept first-time travelers

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Washington
Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
One completed travel assignment
ACLS issued by American Heart Association or Heart&Stroke Foundation
BLS issued by American Heart Association or Heart&Stroke Foundation
NIHSS
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
Experience with vascular checks and groin/radial band management
IV insertion skills
Experience with chest tube setup and care
Experience with sternal precautions
Experience with LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device)
Experience with open heart post-operative care (24-28 hours post-op)
Experience with dysrhythmia interpretation and management
Experience with cardioversion and defibrillation
Experience with epicardial pacer management
Experience with CPAP/BiPAP
Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

VAD experience
TAVR experience

Clinical Setting

Cardiac PCU
Patients may include myocardial infarction, rule out MI, primary arrhythmias, pre/post open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pre/post cath lab with or without interventions, stroke patients with cardiac involvement, and specialized structural heart support cases such as VAD and TVAR
Experience with chest tubes and sternal precautions is part of the role
Skills listed include 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, and tele interpretation/dysrhythmia interpretation
Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4 across the board, with 1:5 at midnight

Facility

Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus

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Short Term Acute Care
216 beds

ADDRESS500 17th AvenueSeattle, WA 98122

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Seattle, WA

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