Leadership Team:
Nurse Director:
- Debbie Weismiller, RN, CCRN
Associate Nurse Director:
- Julie Haibach, RN, BSN
Clinical Educator/Specialist:
- Debbie Hess, RN, MSN, CNS
Clinical Nursing:
- Clinical Ladder: CN I - CN IV
Support Staffing:
- Unit Secretaries
- Patient Care Assists
- Care Managers
6 South
Nurses on 6 South provide care to a wide variety of surgical patients, including those who have had cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, peripheral vascular surgery, general surgery, colon-rectal surgery, bariatric surgery or plastic surgery. The unit offers a multitude of learning opportunities for new and experienced nursing professionals, with unit- based R&R and service excellence and peer review committees. Leadership Clinical Practice and clinical education committees encourage and mentor growth with a teamwork approach to patient care.
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Level of Care:
- Types of patients: CV surgical, gastric bypass, colon rectal, Medical Chest Pain and Rule Out MI
- Number of beds on unit: 46
- Average daily census: 40
- Nurse/Patient Ratio: 1:6 ( based on patient condition )
Specialized Unit Technology:
- Equipment: Telemetry, Continuous pulse oximetry, Accudose medication system, Alaris Medley Infusion Pumps, Invision Nursing Documentation, Medication Administration System (MAK)
- Monitors: 24 dedicated monitors, 24 remote telemetry monitors
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Educational Opportunities:
- Mandatory Madness
- Morbidity & Mortality Rounds/Best Practice
- Lunch and Learns
- Critical Care/Med Surg Course
- Arrhythmia Courses
Recruitment Opportunities:
- Collaborative Clinical Rotations
- Student Intern Programs
- Student Nurse to Patient Care Assistant
- Patient Care Assistant Sitters
- Nurse Assistant Training Program
- Shadowing
