Travel RN Cardiac Observation Unit

Responsibilities

• Registered nurse in the Cardiac Observation Unit providing high level of care for Cath Lab patients pre and post procedures.
• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Assists physicians during examinations and procedures.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Cardiac Observation Unit (COU) preps patients for procedures and recovers them post procedure.
• Works with high risk, high acuity patients with superb outcomes.
• Performs bedside procedures such as Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and Cardioversions (CV).
• Admit patients, prep patients for Cath procedures including charting pre procedure checklist, IV start, access preparation.
• Prep patients for Cardioversions (CV) and Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TEE).
• Recover patients following Cath who had conscious sedation.
• Sedate, circulate, and document bedside procedures CV & TEE.
• Discharge patients including teaching, documentation, and physical discharge.

• Must have RN license in Arizona or compact state license.
• Must have ACLS certification.
• Must have BLS certification.
• Experience in PACU, ICU, Telemetry, Cath Lab, or Surgery Center considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Required years of experience in specialty: 2 years.

• Shift varies: 3 x 12 hour shifts: Days , , ).
• Call requirements include Saturday and Sunday.
• Call is on a rotational basis approximately once every six weeks, may be as frequent as once every 4 weeks.
• Call includes Saturday from  and Sunday from .

• Cardiac Observation Unit (COU) specializing in care for Cath Lab patients pre and post procedures.
• Unit performs bedside procedures such as Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and Cardioversions (CV).
• Works with high risk, high acuity patients.