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Company: Parkridge Medical Center
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

    Certification Details
  • Certifications: BLS/ACLS/NIH
  • Certifications Required: ACLS
    Job Details
  • Hospital: Parkridge Medical Center
  • Specialty: RN
  • Unit Name: 3West Cardiac
  • Building: Main- 3rd floor
  • General Information
  • Number of Beds: 30
  • Patient Ratio : 5-6 : 1
  • Unit staffing description - Unit clerk on days, 2-3 PCTs day & night, Nursing Supervisor, Hospitalists
  • Type of equipment: Welch Allyn vitals neuron, Novameter glucose, Philips Telemetry and MP2s
  • Documentation system: Meditech-HCA version
  • Medications: WOW with med drawers, PyxisES dispensing system
    Job Requirements
  • Requested Skill Set: Cardiac knowledge preferred
  • Must have: ACLS/BLS
  • Advanced skills needed: Knowledge of Heparin, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Amiodarone drips
  • Procedures performed on unit: Chest Tube management, wound vac management, EKGs ad lib
    Schedule Information
  • Scheduling requirements: equivalent of every other weekend (4 weekend shifts/4-week schedule)
  • Floating policy: other M/S areas: general MS, Ortho, PCU (Progressive Care Unit), M/S surgical w oncology. We rotate unless skill mix is needed.
  • Patient Experience requirements: Bedside Rounding, Hourly Rounding with 5Ps checked. Reporting to PCTs of known needs at beginning and during shifts, Check glass board for dept focus areas, Scrolling video kiosk available as well as email for update references.
    Unit Specific Information
  • Unit Guidelines/Policies: Documentation of telemetry application, acknowledging rhythm strips and place in chart each shift. NO PASS ZONE for bed alarms, call lights, and IV alarms, etc.
  • Dress Code: RN- Navy and CNA/PCT- ceil blue scrub set and jacket (if desired). May wear white, blue, grey, or black tshirt underneath if desired- no graphics. No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polish
  • Awards/Recognition: Facebook/ Parkridge Medical Center page has many photos, stories, and videos, Daisy and Bee Awards, iHEAL nominations
    Additional Details
  • Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: We have Charge Nurses with 12, 16-, and 39-year seniority on dayshift and 15+ on nightshift. Shared Governance per units and facility.


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