Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Internship - Starts July 2018!

SENTARA HEART HOSPITAL IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
CARDIAC SURGERY CRITICAL CARE INTERNSHIP
STARTING JULY 2018!
About the Program:

Sentara Heart Hospital's Internship Program is for experienced Registered Nurse's who want to transition into the cardiac surgery field. It is a competency based program that is tailored to fit the needs of a non-critical care experienced nurse based on their level of knowledge, skills, and experience.

Internship Specifics:

• Program is 16 weeks long
• Full time paid internship and nursing position
• Day or Nights rotator schedules available
• Must be willing to work 12 hour shifts
• Internship schedule rotates classroom and clinical hours
• Must be able to start hospital orientation by June 25th

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• BSN is preferred
• 1 year of nursing experience in an acute care area required
• Active RN license and current BLS Certification

About the Unit:

• 12-bed Cardiac Surgery Acute Critcal care Unit
• Nurses provide service to any patients that have undergone open-heart surgery
• Management and titration of up to 2 vasopressors or 2 anti-hypertensives
• Management and monitoring arterial and CVP pressure lines
• Porviding support to patient on high flow oxygen and BiPap
• Telemetry monitoring in addition to a central monitoring station
• Nurse-patient ratio is typically 2:1