Johns Hopkins Hospital PCCU Bloomberg 5 South (Progressive Cardiac Care Unit)

Responsibilities

• Facilitating and coordinating programs that may include hospital inpatients, outpatients, families, community, and employees of both the hospital and the university.
• Providing evidence-based care based on the nursing process, policies, procedures, and protocols of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
• Directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medical research.
• Working collaboratively with, and providing leadership for, a multidisciplinary health care team to support program initiatives that support quality, safety, and excellence in care.
• Participating in promoting and identifying quality improvement initiatives (clinical, financial, operational) that supports, protects and promotes area of specialty.
• Initiating and participating in the research activities relevant to specialty area.
• Implementing initiatives in area of specialty as directed by nursing and medical leadership.
• Fostering a clinical environment of service excellence.

Requirements

• RN License
• 2 years nursing experience
• BLS
• IMC experience; dysrhythmia managementRN
• Experience with high acuity patients
• 2 or more previous travel assignments
• Multiple levels of care- Adult inpatient
• Levels of care vary from High Acuity IMC (managing low-dose pressors, mechanical ventilation via trach, unstable rhythms requiring TVP or epicardial pacing, continuous cardiac monitoring), IMC (dose-ordered vasoactive, continuous cardiac monitoring), Vent experience, tracheostomies, Aline, some Titrating gtts (Nitroglycerin, Insulin and Heparin)
• Experience/understanding of provider managed pressors and inotropes
• 1:3 ratio for IMC around the clock

Qualifications

Required RN License, 2 years nursing experience, BLS, IMC experience; dysrhythmia managementRN will need experience with high acuity patients. 2 or more previous travel assignments Multiple levels of care- Adult inpatientLevels of care vary from High Acuity IMC (managing low-dose pressors, mechanical ventilation via trach, unstable rhythms requiring TVP or epicardial pacing, continuous cardiac monitoring), IMC (dose-ordered vasoactive, continuous cardiac monitoring), Vent experience, tracheostomies, Aline, some Titrating gtts (Nitroglycerin, Insulin and Heparin) and experience/understanding of provider managed pressors and inotropes. 1:3 ratio for IMC around the clock

Skills

Knowledge of the nursing process, policies, procedures, and protocols of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Rotating, Weekend: every other, On Call: 1 per 6 week schedule, Holidays: as needed