Certification Details
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
- Tech Cert Verification - National
- State License 1 Verification
- NURSYS Verification (RN, LPN / LVN, AP)
- NIH Stroke Certification
Job Details
- Cardiac Stepdown RN
- 3x12 nights
- Blocked scheduling is an option!
- 5 North / Step-down is a 20-bed (all private room) unit.
- We strive for a 4 : 1 ratio but can have a 5 : 1 ratio, depending on our staffing situation.
- We have a mixture of pulmonary (pneumonia, COPD, BiPAP / cpap, etc.), cardiac (a-fib, heart failure, etc.), neuro (stroke), GI (bleed), and surgery patients who are stable with a higher risk of becoming unstable.
- Our unit is equipped to house 20 stepdown patients at one time, however, all patients do not have to be step-down in order to be on our unit.
- We accept patients who do not require invasive monitoring.
- There may be a combination of adult med-surg, telemetry, and step-down patients at any given time, based upon bed availability house wide.
- Examples of critical drips we can administer to our step-down patients : Amiodarone, Esmolol, Insulin, Lasix, Cardizem, and Nitroglycerin.
Job Requirements
- BLS and ACLS required
- 1+ year experience required
Additional Details
- Government issued photo ID required. Photo Identification must be carried on person during hours of service to client.
- Please require if nurse is working on a compact license.
- As required. AHA only for ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, BLS - Basic Life Support, and PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
- Not required for MLT or SPT.
- NIH Stroke Certification required for all RNs and LPN / LVNs regardless of unit.
- Required based on the cost center.
- Required as applicable.
- For Aya : Aya HIPAA Required.
- Primary Source Verification required.
- Competency Exam required.
- Medication Test / Pharmacology Competency Exam required.
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