Cardiac Specialist Registered Nurse - CVOR - Optional

About the role

The CVOR consists of four cardiothoracic operating rooms and two hybrid rooms, supporting a comprehensive cardiac and thoracic surgery program. The team is highly cohesive across the entire CVOR and all disciplines, fostering a collaborative, family-like environment where everyone works well together.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive initial and ongoing patient/family assessments and documents per policy.
• Develops, implements, and updates individualized plans of care based on assessments, standards of care, and patient outcomes.
• Provides safe, ethical, patient-centered care while advocating for patient rights, dignity, and diversity.
• Prioritizes workload, recognizes changes in patient condition, and initiates emergency interventions as needed.
• Implements and documents nursing interventions, patient education, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Accurately interprets and executes physician orders using critical thinking and clinical judgment.
• Evaluates patient outcomes and revises plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Delegates and supervises care appropriately to ensure quality and safety.
• Performs technical skills and administers medications and treatments safely per policy.
• Demonstrates professional accountability through leadership, teamwork, continuous learning, and participation in organizational activities.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (Required)
• Minimum of 1-2 years of relevant OR experience required
• CVOR experience required
• Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
• ACLS within 180 Days Required
• Registered Nurse licensure required

Qualifications

• Knowledge, judgment, and skills derived from the principles of Biological, Physical, Behavioral, Social, and Nursing sciences to meet complex health care needs at various stages of the life cycle
• ACLS within 180 Days Required
• Registered Nurse licensure required

Skills

• Comprehensive patient assessments
• Development and implementation of individualized care plans
• Safe and ethical patient care
• Patient education and interdisciplinary care coordination
• Interpretation and execution of physician orders
• Evaluation and revision of care plans
• Delegation and supervision of care
• Technical skills and medication administration
• Leadership and teamwork
• Continuous learning and participation in organizational activities

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement as well as student loan repayment options
• Career growth opportunities

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

PRN/Optional Varying day shifts