Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical - Neuro

Please indicate the WA license status :
Active , in Process or no license on your profile. IF " in process status " Please provide applied date and ETA of issue date Perm candidates of any OTHER providence facility ( NON SWEDISH ) are eligible for a travel contract if they have been separated for at least 3 months. All Swedish facilities honor active compact license. 2 YR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED PATIENT DIAGNOSES:
Stroke, TIA, NCCU step-down, post neurosurgery, CHF, chest pain, post cardiac procedures EP Lab, Interventional, Pre/Post Procedural SPEICAL PROCEDURES:

- Post cardiac cath care including radial bands and groin sites - NIHSS assessment for stroke - Breathing Treatments, Chest Tube Set-up/Care, CPAP/BiPap, Trach Care - Blood/Blood Products Administration - Cardioversion / Defibrillation - Drains, Feeding Tubes, Fistula, PCA Pumps - PICC/Central Lines, Syringe Pumps, Triple Lumen Catheter - Wound Vac SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:

- REQUIRED:

Stable drips, Dysrhythmia interpretation and management Dobutamine, Heparin, Insulin, Milrinone, Nitroglycerin SKILLS Work Settings:

- Telemetry - PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response:

- Interpretation of dysrhythmias - Management of dysrhythmias Cardiovascular:

- Post Cardiac Angiogram - Pre/Post Cardiac Cath Gastrointestinal - Feeding tube care and management Genitourinary/Renal - Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management - Renal failure IV therapy/Phlebotomy - Blood Product Administration - Central line care/management - Peripheral Line Care/Management - PICC line management - Starting IVs MEDICATIONS - Heparin Protocols - Manage Cardiac drips- no titration - Titrate Cardiac drips Neurological/Psychiatric - CVA, Pre/Post neurosurgery, Spinal cord injury (REQUIRED) - Traumatic Brain injury (PREFERRED) Plastics
-Surgical drains Respiratory - Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac - Nasal Cannula - Oxygen face masks - Non-invasive airway management - Tracheostomy Management Professional Topics and Skills - Isolation Precautions - Wound Care/Wound Vac Additional Skills - Stable drips - cardiac drip mgt Previous Charge Experience (PREFERRED) CERTS: ACLS, BCLS, NIH all required

SKILLS:

Stable drips required STAFFING RATIO: 1:5 FLOAT: yes SCRUBS: navy