Charge Registered Nurse - Cardiac Medicine/Progressive Care
About the role
Regions Hospital is looking to hire an exceptional, experienced, patient focused Charge Registered Nurse to join our Cardiac Medicine/Progressive Care Unit and make a difference for our patients and our community. We are known for saving lives in our Level I Trauma Center, and our nursing staff are key to the exceptional care we provide each patient.
Our patient population on South 8 includes patients requiring general medicine or progressive level of care. We care for patients with complex medical needs and co-morbidities, including:
- CHF
- NSTEMI
- Chest pain
- Coronary artery disease
- Post-intervention sheath management
- COPD
- Pneumonia or other cardio-respiratory problems
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Liver failure
- Alcohol withdrawal and/or other intoxicants
It’s a great place to learn a wide variety of disease processes and broaden clinical assessment skills. Our unit has a high number of daily admissions, discharges and transfers. South 8 also houses the remote telemetry cockpit which is staffed by specially trained PCAs who learn cardiac rhythm interpretation.
Our Professional Nursing Practice Model offers patient and family-centered care that maintains an unwavering focus on what matters most: caring and healing at the patient’s bedside. As a nursing professional you will be empowered to manage your clinical practice and working environment through our Shared Governance Model, which focuses on evidence-based nursing practice. Regions Hospital supports nurses with an individualized orientation including Transition to Regions Hospital Practice program which is a nurse residency structured program to support learning, role transition, and retention of nurses. All new hire registered nurses at Regions Hospital will be automatically enrolled.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or Associate Degree in Nursing and 1 year of RN experience
- Internal new graduate applicants can meet minimum requirements with an Associate Degree in Nursing
- Licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Minnesota
- CPR for the professional rescuer or BLS for healthcare providers
- Must have exceptional interpersonal skills and strong ability to work with a wide range of patients from varied cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
Qualifications
- BSN/MSN strongly preferred and generally expected that BSN/MSN is obtained within 5 years of hire
- Two (2) years experience in area of specialty preferred at 0.8 FTE, or above (minimum of 3328 hours)
Benefits
Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer an