Heart Center
(A 22-Bed Primary Referral Center for Arkansas As Well As Surrounding States: 12-Bed CVICU,
10-Bed Cardiac Patient Floor, And 2 Pediatric Cardiac Operating Rooms)
Patient Profile
Neonatal To Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Typical Diagnosis
Congenital Defects and Associated Anomalies
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Cardiomyopathy
Heart Transplantation and Related Illnesses
Interventional Cardiac Catheterization
Management of Newly Diagnosed Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
"Above All, Do What You Do For the Love of a Child; If You Commit To That We Cannot Fail"
The Heart Team
Caregiver Profile
RN Experience Level - New Graduate to Advanced Level Ron’s. Strong Mentoring/Preceptorship Program.
Nurse/Patient Ratio
CVICU
1:1 for Critical Patients
1:2 for Intermediate Patients
1:3 for Step-Down Patients
CV East – Patient Floor
1:4 Ratio
Flexible Scheduling
Weekend Option
Day/Night Rotation (3) 12-Hour Shifts
Direct Patient Care
37 Budgeted Full-Time Equivalent RNs
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Instructor
Cardiology Specialty Nurses
Heart Center RN Core Coordinators
Physicians
Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons
Pediatric Cardiologists
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Cardiology Medical Service Residents
Pediatric Intensivists
Other Professional Staff
Nurse Director and Assistant Nurse Director
Area Manager
Core Team of Respiratory Therapists
Full-Time Pharmacist
Pediatric Cardiac Perfusionists
Cardiac or Nurses
Cardiology Social Worker
Support Staff
Student RNs
Unit Secretaries
Child Life Specialist
State of the Art Practice and Research
Cardiac Surgery Recovery
Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Recovery
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO))
Heart Transplantation
Nitric Oxide Therapy
Pain Management
We're Unique
Advanced Cardiac Core Curriculum
3 Month RN Orientation with 24 Month Mentoring Program
Continuing Education Opportunities
Patients Remain In Unit from Admission through Discharge
Family Participation in Care
Heart Center CPR Training Program for Families