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Department Overview
Woody Stewart Heart Failure is a closed, Heart Failure consult required, inpatient unit with 12 private rooms, and 8 semi-private rooms. Patients are monitored with bedside and central nurses' station continuous cardiac monitoring. Telemetry monitoring is provided by the Central Monitoring Unit. Patients admitted or transferred to this area are assessed, educated, monitored, cared for and treated. The type of patients on this unit include:
Hemodynamically stable heart failure patients with pulmonary artery (PA) catheter or
CVP monitoring
Patients with acute decompensated heart failure without shock
Acute decompensated heart failure patients with stable respiration on chronic bipap
Pre and post cardiac catheterization patients
Pre and Post cardiac intervention patients, including pacemaker insertions and ICD
implantations. Interventional peripheral and renal angioplasty patients requiring
sheath care and removal
Patients who have a Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD) and are
hemodynamically stable.
(LVAD) post-implantation surgical patients
Patients with a venous or arterial sheath requiring care, monitoring and removal
Pre-op open-heart surgical patients
Patients receiving treatment of cardiac arrhythmia including critical drips such as
antiarrhythmic medications
Patients receiving pre and post electrophysiology procedure care
Minimum Job Qualifications
Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Educational Requirements: Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required
Minimum Experience: At least 1 year of RN experience - Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
Other:
Preferred Job Qualifications
Preferred Licensure or other certifications: BSN
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