Tell us about the unit(s):· Number of Beds –23 with 1 treatment room· Number of Staff – 58· Type of staff:o Day Shift – (CNC/Charge Nurse, 6 RNs, 2 PCT, 1 MT, and 1 Dept Co till 7pm)o Night Shift - (CNC/Charge Nurse, 5 RNs, 2 PCT, 1 MT)· Patient Ratios – Days/Eves RNs (1-4) Nights (1-5)· Type of equipment – Telemetry monitoring with some rooms hard-wired; vein finder for IV therapy, portable pulse oximetry, as well as, continuous oximetry, manual/automatic vital sign machine capabilities, blood glucose, mechanical lifts, dopplers, etc..· EMR –Allscrilpts, medication scanning capabilities, soft-lab· Patient Population - Cardiac Medical patient population: Hemodynamically stable MI, acute/chronic HF, new onset Afib with or without RVR, stable dysrhythmias, procedural patients: Cardiac caths (radial or femoral) without interventions, Ablations, Cardioversions, ICD, Pacers, medication loads, Cardio MEMs, peridcardial drains, as well as, patient's requiring cardiac gtts (Amio, Dilt, Dopa renal dose, Dobutamine, Milirone, Lasix up to 40mg, insulin drips).
Additional patient populations include ICU transfers, neuro patients (CVA), pulmonary patient's requiring Bipap, Hi-flow and Salter.