PCU / Stepdown

Cardiac Progressive Care Unit – 13-Week Assignment

Shift & Schedule

• NOC: 3 × 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Navy blue scrubs
• Available start: Every Monday
• 50-mile radius; non-local travelers only

Unit Overview

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 18 months recent cardiac unit experience
• Dysrhythmia competency: You must independently interpret cardiac rhythms and pass a proctored, paper-based dysrhythmia exam on the first attempt (no remediation). The exam uses calipers; review study guides before testing.
• Proficiency with common cardiac drips: insulin, milrinone, dobutamine, amiodarone, heparin, Lasix, and nitroglycerin
• Chest tube management
• Telemetry interpretation and monitoring
• All cardiac skills rated at "4" on skills checklist

Patient Populations & Procedures

You'll care for heart failure, A-fib, SVT, VT/VF, fluid overload, chest pain, hypertension, heart transplant, congenital heart disease, and LVAD patients. Common procedures include left/right heart catheterizations, stent placement, valve replacements, STEMI/NSTEMI care, pacemaker and ICD placement, cardioversions, ablations, and groin site management.

Heart transplant and LVAD experience preferred (training provided if needed).

Floating

You may float to similar cardiac/PCU units as needed.