Traveler RN, Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery $75/hr and Potential $5000 Sign on bonus

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

First (Days) (United States of America)

• Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery Unit.  This position is for a Temporary Full time Day shift Traveler.   Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital experience related to ICU, PACU, or Cardiac Cath to qualify. 

• $75 hourly rate and Potential $5000 Sign on Bonus. Eligible for $5000 Sign on Bonus living more than 50 miles from the facility working.

Department/Position Overview:
• We are a CARE Unit: Cardiac Assessment, Recovery, and Evaluation Unit.
• Our unit is open 6am-11pm Monday-Friday. We admit and recover patients mostly during the day.
• The unit prepares and recovers patients for procedures in the Cath lab, EP lab, and Minor Procedure Room as well as the Cardiac OR for surgery.
• The average patient volume each day for this unit is approximately 40-60 patients a day which includes inpatients and outpatients. 
• The types of procedures that we prepare and recover patients for include but is not limited to: Cardiac Catheterization (interventional and diagnostic), Electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablations, Cardioversions, surgery and ICDs/Pacemakers etc.

Ideal Traveler Candidate: Has experience with Cardiac holding areas, PACU Phase II, sedation recovery (moderate sedation and general anesthesia) or similar areas. Preferred experience with pulling sheaths in femoral, radial, & brachial sites; vascular complication management; epidural & gtt management post operatively; etc.

Shift available:  Full Time, 36 hours a week, 7am to 7pm

If you would like to chat on line and just ask questions, please feel free to log into our Nurse Chat Monday through Thursday from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST.
Register to chat: https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/sentara/s/GlE1X/next

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Job Summary

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible to perform a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence- based practice /nursing research, quality, evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health) encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The RN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.

Qualifications:

N-2YR - RN-Associate's Degree (Required), N-3YR - RN-Diploma (Non-degree) (Required), N-4YR - RN-Bachelor's Level Degree (Required), N-6YR - RN-Master's Level Degree (Required), N-DN - RN-Doctorate Level Degree

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