Travel Nurse RN - CCU - Coronary Care - $2,580 per week

Company: Virginia Mason Medical Center
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

• Job Details
• Specialty: CCU - JP9
• Unit: ICCU - Mixed general and cardiac CCU JP9
• # Beds: 28 (average census 18-20)
• Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:1-2
• Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have 3-4 years of CVICU, CCU, or cardiac specific critical care experience.
• Ok with first time travelers if have above experience
  • Job Requirements
  • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
  • Must have experience with temporary pacers - 50% of patients
  • Must have experience caring for stroke patients
  • Highly recommended to have experience with all of the following devices: Impella, IABP, CRRT, Prismaflex, Ventrics, ECMO, & LVADs.
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Mixed diagnosis medical & surgical ICU, Heavy Cardiothoracic surgery, post-open hearts immediate post-op and POD 1-2, valves, PA caths, ECMO VV & VA, transvenous or epicardial pacers on 50% of patients. Multisystem organ failure, resp failure, renal failure, heart failure, vascular surgery, stroke, interventional neuro & transcatheter interventional patients, head bleeds, thrombectomies, Ventrics & lumbar drains, DKA, complex GI surgeries, liver failure, sepsis.
  • ECMO VV & VA (travelers can do a checklist to take these)
    • Schedule Information
    • Shifts & Scheduling: 7a-7p, 12 hour shifts. Block scheduling is allowed when feasible, manager makes initial schedule and with the next open schedule, travelers self schedule with Kronos
    • Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend. Potentially more. Days: Sat/Sun Nights: Fri/Sat
    • Holiday Requirements: If holiday falls within contract and there is a need, travelers would work, perm staff have scheduled holidays
      • Additional Details
      • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS; Region I: Primary to Virginia Mason Medical Center, but if needed, travelers will be required to float throughout Region One: St. Anne Hospital - Burien, WA; St. Francis Hospital - Federal Way, WA; Virginia Mason Medical Center - Seattle, WA - if floated will get a premium for float shift.
      • Will start at St Anne's and then move to the next available orientation at VMMC.
      • Cost Center: 601100
      • Floating Requirements: Anywhere in house, prioritize floating to progressive care: 1:3 ratios, neuro progressive care 1:3 ratios, Med Surg 1:5 ratios
      • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Royal Blue, white or grey as secondary colors
      • Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 shifts on the unit. (1 week Cerner prior, HGO restrains and IV pump. Policy check off, 1 day to do online learning modules at home)

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