Malone
Job ID: 303075
Hospital in the beautiful state of Kentucky in need of PCU/COVID Travel Nurses ASAP.
ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required as well as 2+ years of experience.
Previous travel experience strongly preferred.
Unit Notes
General job duties, Types of procedures required:
This is a busy stepdown unit that receives patients from all over the facility and direct admissions from several local SNFs.. This unit serves a large geriatric population with acute and chronic disease states with multiple co-morbidities. Pre/post cardiac cath patients treated on this unit. Variety of pre/post intensive medical and surgical patients. Pre-op open heart patients on this unit. This currently is a COVID unit with a lower acuity of patients.
Required skills and minimum years of experience:
2 years of progressive care/stepdown, basic arrhythmia interpretation
Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Floating required by facility’s union contract to other med/surg departments
34 Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only) 1:4-5
Additional Comments: Candidates must be competent with the use of intravenous cardiac medications (dobutamine, dopamine, amiodarone, nicardipine, Natrecor/Primacor, Cardizem, Lasix/Albumin, heparin, and insulin).
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