Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown - $1,611 per week at Parkridge Medical Center summary:

The Travel Nurse RN specializes in cardiac care at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN, managing a patient load of 5-6 patients per RN. This role requires advanced knowledge in cardiac medications and procedures, as well as compliance with unit-specific guidelines. Nurses are expected to engage in bedside rounding and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care.

Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS

Job Details
• Hospital: Parkridge Medical Center
• Location: 2333 McCallie Avenue
• Address: Chattanooga, TN 30404
• Unit Name: 3West Cardiac
• Building: Main- 3rd floor
• Cost Center: 609/62025
• Unit Specifics: 30 Beds, Patient Ratio: 5-6 : 1, Unit staffing description - Unit clerk on days, 2-3 PCTs day & night, Nursing Supervisor, Hospitalists
• Type of equipment: Welch Allyn vitals neuron, Novameter glucose, Philips Telemetry and MP2s
• Documentation system: Meditech-HCA version
• Medications: WOW with med drawers, PyxisES dispensing system
• Patient Experience requirements: Bedside Rounding, Hourly Rounding with 5P's checked.

Job Requirements
• Requested Skill Set: Cardiac knowledge preferred
• Advanced skills needed: Knowledge of Heparin, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Amiodarone drips

Schedule Information
• Scheduling requirements: equivalent of every other weekend (4 weekend shifts/4-week schedule)
• Floating policy: other M/S areas: general MS, Ortho, PCU (Progressive Care Unit), M/S surgical with oncology.

Unit Specific Information
• Procedures performed on unit: Chest Tube management, wound vac management, EKGs ad lib.

Additional Details
• Dress Code: RN- Navy and CNA/PCT- ceil blue scrub set and jacket (if desired). May wear white, blue, grey, or black tshirt underneath if desired - no graphics. No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polish.
• Unit Guidelines/Policies: Documentation of telemetry application, acknowledging rhythm strips and place in chart each shift. NO PASS ZONE for bed alarms, call lights, and IV alarms, etc.
• Awards/Recognition: Facebook/Parkridge Medical Center page has many photos, stories, and videos, Daisy and Bee Awards, iHEAL nominations
• Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: We have Charge Nurses with 12, 16-, and 39-year seniority on dayshift and 15+ on nightshift. Shared Governance per units and facility.

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