TRAVEL - RN CVICU - CC 653 7:00AM - 7:00PM

Job Description

Hospital:  Centennial Medical Center

Location: Nashville, TN

Address: 2300 Patterson St. Nashville, TN 37203

Unit Name: CVICU

Building: Tower

General Information

Unit Specifics:

•         Number of Beds : 16

•         Patient Ratios : 1:2, 1:1 for certain device patients

•         Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : 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), 2 Winter Holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day)

•         Floating policy: C/L employees float as needed, typically to other ICU’s but can include other floors.

•         Patient Experience requirements: None specific

Hospital Specifics-

•         Certifications: BLS

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:

 

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.

Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS

Dress Code: (Required uniform)

•          Scrubs – black, red, or galaxy blue, scrub jackets/vests only

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

•         See Attached

Awards/Recognition:  Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards.. 

•         HCA Unit of Distinction Award Winner

•         Daisy Award Recipient

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:  Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.

•         16 bed CVICU with 5 full time surgeons performing high volume and advanced cardiac surgeries. Specialize in post-operative cardiac surgery care and devices. Intensivist assigned to unit 24/7. Strong driven team of nurses with excellent teamwork.