As the manager of a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), I am responsible for creating and implementing an effective budget plan that supports the quality of care provided to our patients. To do this, I need to effectively manage both our departmental expenses and capital investments. In this request, I will outline what is needed in order to adequately provide a safe and efficient environment for patient care within our CICU.

Departmental Budget Request
At its core, our CICU requires personnel with specialized training and experience in providing advanced cardiac care support services. This includes hiring nurses aide, medical technicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, respiratory therapists and other allied health professionals. Additionally, we must also ensure that their salaries are competitively set so as to attract qualified applicants while adhering to financial constraints within the hospital system as a whole. Furthermore, it is essential that we provide ongoing education opportunities related to evidence-based standards of practice specific to cardiac intensive care units so that staff remains up-to-date on advances in technology or treatments related to this field of medicine.