Mayo Clinic Heart Transplant Nurse
Patient Population: Heart transplant, cardio-thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiovascular.
• Proficient in hemodynamic monitoring through Swan-Ganz catheters and central lines
• Anti-coagulant medication administration and patient education
• Autonomy over titratable cardiac IV medications
• Removal and care of chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, WoundVacs, jejunostomy tubes, urinary catheters, PICC lines, epidural
nerve catheters
• Management, education, and coordination of destination vs. bridge to transplant care
• Pre-heart transplant, post-heart transplant, cardio-thoracic surgical, and vascular surgical patients
• ACLS, BLS, LVAD certified