• Critical Care Coronary Care Unit (CCU). Coronary Care Unit (CCU). This is a 16-bed medical/surgical intensive care unit specializing in cardiac care. Care is provided to young adults through geriatric patients. There is a 1:2 nurse/patient ratio in order to provide quality care. The unit cares for balloon pumps and CRRT. CCU offers many opportunities for learning. The unit accepts applications from new graduates, medical/surgical nurses, transitional nurses and critical care nurses. Orientation is based upon the educational needs of the individual. The hospital provides on-site critical care classes and ACLS training. This unit self-schedules and works every third weekend.
  
• Cardiovascular Unit. This 12-bed unit is the newest telemetry unit, located in the Cardiac Care Center. It focuses on cardiac surgical patients directly following their recovery phase in the Open Heart Unit. The staff cares for the patient through the post-op phase until discharge. ACLS required.
  
• Intensive Care Unit (Medical/Surgical).  Winner of a 2005 Beacon Award for excellence. On this 18-bed unit, intensive care is provided to medical, surgical and neurological patients. There is a 1:2 nurse/patient ratio. The unit educator works with the RN and ancillary staff to provide thorough orientation. The orientation of the new employee varies according to experience. New graduates, medical/surgical nurses, step-down unit nurses and critical care nurses accepted. A critical care class, dysrhythmia class and ACLS certification are offered at the hospital. The patient population varies from young adult through geriatric. The unit self-schedules, working every third weekend. A staff newsletter and monthly educational in-services are provided.
  
• Open Heart Unit. This six-bed unit, located in the Cardiac Care Center, offers intensive recovery room and critical care services to the immediate post-op cardiac surgery patient. Critical care experience and ACLS requires. Previous OHRR experience preferred.
  
• Progressive Care Unit. On this 30-bed unit, tenure of this nursing staff is second to none. With the intensity of patient admissions and discharges, the unit's cohesiveness and teamwork allow the nurse to function successfully on this step-down unit. Patients are admitted onto the unit with diagnoses ranging from congestive heart failure, angina, MI's and/or angioplasty. ACLC required. New graduates are welcomed.
  
• Vascular /Thoracic Unit. With 23 monitored beds, it is only one of two such units like it in the country. This vascular unit provides high-intensive nursing care including arterial lines, Swan Ganz catheters and vasoactive drips to vascular surgery and thoracic surgery patients. Expert care is also provided for medical/surgical patients in this very active, fast-paced post-surgical unit. Patients with carotid, lower extremity bypass, stent procedures and aneurysm repairs, deep vein thrombosis and peripheral vascular disease routinely recover on this unit. Surgical or medical patients are also a part of this patient population. New graduates are welcomed.

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