Unit Specifics:
- Number of Beds : 16
- Patient Ratios: 1:2, 1:1 for certain device patients
- Unit staffing description- Free floating charge nurse to assist staff. Unit secretary and Administrative Care Tech M-F 0730-1530. Student Nurse Externs on variable shifts that assist nurses by performing tech duties.
- Type of equipment: Phillips bedside telemetry monitors, Hill-Rom beds, Alaris IV pumps
- Documentation system: Meditech
- Scheduling requirements: 2 weekends/month, 1 summer holiday (Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day)
- Floating policy: C/L employees float as needed, typically to other ICU’s but can include other floors.
Must have: Strong critical care experience, including CVICU experience
Advanced skills needed: Skills with PA catheter and hemodynamic monitoring required, preferred experience with IABP, Impella, and CRRT.
Procedures performed on unit: Provide care to immediate post-operative cardiac surgery patients, including ECMO, Centrimags, and HM3 LVADS. Perform central line insertion, swan insertion, intubations, etc. on unit.