Registered Nurse - Telemetry

• 48hrs Guaranteed preferred 12/14 start date Unit Profile Hospital: Location: Overland Park Kansas Unit Name: Cardiovascular Care Unit Building: A Cost Center: 625 General Information Unit Specifics:
• Number of Beds : 28
• Patient Ratios : 4-5:1
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : 28 bed Cardiovascular Care Unit that takes acute cardiac patients including cath lab patients (ablations, pfoclosures, stents, pacers, etc). We also take stroke patients and other PCU overflow as needed. We are highly focused on safety and quality and have high expectations for documentation compliance and processes related to central lines/foleys/cdiff and other HAIs. We pride ourselves on our team work and support from our charge nurses. Techs staff the unit as well.
• Type of equipment : EKG, bladder scanner, sit to stand, hoyer lift, hover mat, Alarispumps, Pyxis
• Documentation system: Meditech- EBCD
• Scheduling

• At least every 3rd weekend, 3 shifts per week.
• Floating policy: Can float to like units (Ortho/Neuro/CCU/CDU/SSU/Obs/Rehab)
• Patient Experience

We are focused on our 2X2s 1)Nurse Explain and 2) Nurse Courtesy and Respect. We conduct Nurse Leader Rounds on every patient, every day, including a pre-round where we ask the nurse what the patients preferred name is, a personal connection and how we can validate the 2X2s. We also conduct a post round where we coach on anything that is not within our expectations and recognize anything that our patients said about their care.

We are monitoring white boards, tidiness of room, safety and quality measures. Hospital Specifics- •

• CP Center, Primary Stroke Center, Colorectal COE, Bariatric COE, Ortho Certified Hiring profile Requested Skill Set: Must have: ACLS, BLS, Basic Dys, NIH cert, a good attitude and a team oriented mind. We hire for culture-we want nurses who care about their patients and are passionate about being a part of a great team. Advanced skills needed: cardiac experience is a plus Procedures performed on unit: basic med tele procedures Certifications Required: see above Dress Code: (Required uniform)
• Royal blue scrub tops, royal blue or black pants
• Grey, white, black or royal blue undershirt Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.
• See attached Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards..
• See attached Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.
• Unencumbered Charge nurse, clinical educator, team oriented staff, highly engaged cardiology staff including physicians, cath lab staff and leadership!