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RN Cardiac PCU
Job Location:
Job Location:
Silverdale, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Posted:
23 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
20 January 2027
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Unit Notes
Unit Cardiac PCU (
# of beds 24
Ratios 1:3-4 for PCU level acuity..... 1:4
Required Certifications BLS & ACLS required. NIHSS CRRN PCCN preferred not required.
Common diagnoses/Types of patients TAVR Post Caths- TR bands and fem stops Temporary/ transvenous pacemakers VATS lobectomies POD 2-5 CABG Thoracic- fem pops etc.
Experience or Must have skills Minimum of 2 years experience in PCU; handling of stable Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) patients
Are RNs required to titrate drips Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips nitroglycerin heparin cardizem nicardipine amiodarone insulin dopamine esmolol labetolol milrinone argatroban
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes charge nurse
Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios CNAs 1: 8 ratio. May be pulled for 1:1 sitters. 1:12 at nights.
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house MD availabiltiy should be hospitalist not intensivist. Pharmacy Availability will change and the house pharmacist will be available
RT in ICU 24/7 RT dedicated to unit
Is there tele on this unit Monitor Techs RNs read strips Yes. Offsite central monitoring. Nurses are required to watch the monitors and measure and interpret their own strips.
Shifts & Scheduling 07-19***. 6 weeks at a time. Will be here to fill holes/needs.
Weekend Requirement EOW weekend at minimum Sat Sun Mon have high needs.
Holiday Requirement at least 1 major holiday during the holiday season
Is there a call or standby requirement No
Floating Requirements Within Skill set traveler may float to 4th floor but take a PCU load
Scrub Color/Dress Code Any professional color scrubs.
Unit/Department specific orientation Can test out of Epic if experienced within the last year. (EPIC experience preferred). 8 hour Epic class in Tacoma in a centralized education department along with an 8 hour onboarding and education day tours etc and then 1 Shift with a preceptor. 1
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Unit Cardiac PCU (
# of beds 24
Ratios 1:3-4 for PCU level acuity..... 1:4
Required Certifications BLS & ACLS required. NIHSS CRRN PCCN preferred not required.
Common diagnoses/Types of patients TAVR Post Caths- TR bands and fem stops Temporary/ transvenous pacemakers VATS lobectomies POD 2-5 CABG Thoracic- fem pops etc.
Experience or Must have skills Minimum of 2 years experience in PCU; handling of stable Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG) patients
Are RNs required to titrate drips Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips nitroglycerin heparin cardizem nicardipine amiodarone insulin dopamine esmolol labetolol milrinone argatroban
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Yes charge nurse
Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios CNAs 1: 8 ratio. May be pulled for 1:1 sitters. 1:12 at nights.
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house MD availabiltiy should be hospitalist not intensivist. Pharmacy Availability will change and the house pharmacist will be available
RT in ICU 24/7 RT dedicated to unit
Is there tele on this unit Monitor Techs RNs read strips Yes. Offsite central monitoring. Nurses are required to watch the monitors and measure and interpret their own strips.
Shifts & Scheduling 07-19***. 6 weeks at a time. Will be here to fill holes/needs.
Weekend Requirement EOW weekend at minimum Sat Sun Mon have high needs.
Holiday Requirement at least 1 major holiday during the holiday season
Is there a call or standby requirement No
Floating Requirements Within Skill set traveler may float to 4th floor but take a PCU load
Scrub Color/Dress Code Any professional color scrubs.
Unit/Department specific orientation Can test out of Epic if experienced within the last year. (EPIC experience preferred). 8 hour Epic class in Tacoma in a centralized education department along with an 8 hour onboarding and education day tours etc and then 1 Shift with a preceptor. 1
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