Telemetry vs. Cardiac Stepdown at Brack in Austin

[abbabask]

I have a big decision to make!! I have been offered 2 great jobs at Brack in Austin. One is in the Telemetry/Internal Medicine unit (7th floor), and one is in the 12 bed Cardiac Stepdown/PCU unit. Both managers are amazing, so there's no deciding factor there. I like both units for different reasons! Tele would be a more broad learning experience probably, since it's usually varying diagnoses with cardiac hx. Cardiac Stepdown would be more critically ill patients obviously. But I really cannot decide which one I want to take.

Anyone have any history with either unit at Brack or in general??

[editor2rn]

I'm a long way from new-grad status, but I'm interested in working for Seton once I'm done. I have a couple questions, if anyone cares to enlighten me.

I'd like to go straight to a speciality area, and one of the areas I'm considering is CCU. What is a stepdown unit? What special skills would nurses need there? Also, what kind of orientation do new grads get in that unit at Seton?

Thanks!

[maolin]

You're going to see a LOT of indigent & homeless @ Seton's ER as well - fresh off the street many times (not always cleaned, buffed & puffed, as they will become once admitted). All Seton campuses are not for profit, charity hospitals. While Brack will see many, Seton gets a fair amount as well.

[abbabask]

editor2rn- with any job you take as a new grad at seton, you are going to go through their Versant RN residency program. It's 18-22 weeks, depending on your specialty, classroom and clinical hours to get you transitioned from student to nurse. so you'll have a great orientation to whatever seton position you take.

[editor2rn]

It's 18-22 weeks, depending on your specialty, classroom and clinical hours to get you transitioned from student to nurse. so you'll have a great orientation to whatever seton position you take.

That sounds great. Thanks for the info!