***Mixed unit PCU, Med Surg/Tele and Med Surg***
Position / Specialty: Ren 6W Cardiac Surgical Intermediate - PCU
Start date:
Ratios: 1:4 all shifts
Years of experience REQ: 2 years
First-timers accepted: (Y/N): Yes
Weekend REQ: Yes- every other
Certs REQ: ACLS, BCLS, and NIH
Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req?
Open to accommodating block schedule? (Y/N): No
Locals accepted: (Y/N) What is the local radius rule? No local travelers 50 miles or less
Pending License accepted: (Y/N): No
RTO Restrictions: Greater than 3 days will require Management approval
Guaranteed Hours: 36
Special Requirements:
-Patient Age Group: Adults
- Patient Diagnoses
• Post open Heart Surgery
• Post lung surgery
• Heart Rhythm issues
• MI
• CHF
- Special Procedures/Unit Details
• We are the only unit in the hospital that the open heart surgery patients can go to when they leave the ICU
• Mixed unit PCU, Med Surg Tele and Med Surg
- Special Equipment
• All rooms have a ceiling lift and we are a no lift facility
- Work Settings
• Cardiac Telemetry
• Telemetry
- Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
- Cardiovascular
• Post MI
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath
• Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery
- IV Therapy/Phlebotomy
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• PICC line management
- Medications
• Heparin Protocols
• Manage Cardiac drips- no titration
• Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration
- Respiratory/Thoracic
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• Nasal Cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Level I trauma center and the largest acute care hospital in the Toledo metropolitan area
Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Level 1 trauma center
Total Staffed Beds: 20
Scrub Color: Navy blue
Charting: EPIC – required
Parking Cost: Free
Schedules are subject to change based on staffing needs; two-week notice will be given by the facility for a change in schedule.
