Cardiac PCU RN
Burlington, North Carolina
Alamance Regional Medical Center

Cardiac PCU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Burlington, North Carolina
• Day shift: 3x12s, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Weekend rotation; holidays as needed
• 13-week contract
• 36 hours per week
• 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 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
• Driver's License
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

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

Clinical Focus

• Cardiac patients, including congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization with and without intervention, rule out myocardial infarction, syncope, and pacemaker placement
• Secondary respiratory focus, including COPD, pneumonia, and BiPAP

Skills Listed by Source

• 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