CVSICU RN

Full time – 36 hours per week, 12-hour day shift (7a-7p) with weekend rotation.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Relocation incentive eligible

Essential Functions

• Assessment & Planning: Performs initial and ongoing patient assessments; develops individualized, outcome-based plans of care.
• Care Implementation: Coordinates and delivers patient care, delegating tasks appropriately and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
• Evaluation & Documentation: Regularly reassesses patients, updates care plans, and documents thoroughly.
• Communication: Effectively communicates patient status and care needs across teams and during shift transitions.
• Clinical Competence: Follows protocols, administers medications safely, and demonstrates proficiency in required systems and procedures.
• ECMO Management (if applicable): Provides advanced care to ECMO patients, including circuit management, data documentation, and technical education.
• Age-Appropriate Care: Delivers care based on developmental stages and patient-specific age needs.
• Safety & Compliance: Follows infection control, safety procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Professional Integrity: Adheres to legal, ethical, and organizational policies and participates in continuous professional development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree required, BSN preferred.
• No experience required; critical care nursing experience preferred.
• Current Iowa RN license (current IL license if working in IL).
• BLS and Mandatory Reporter certifications.
• ACLS within 12 months of hire.
• Cardiac monitoring course and/or select units of advanced Nursing / Critical Care Course or comparable training.
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) within 6 months of hire.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Ability to work with diverse groups of people.
• Ability to work under pressure and with a large degree of independence and accountability.
• Ability to lead/direct others in a high-stress situation/environment.
• If caring for ECLS patients as a Specialist:
  • Attend and satisfy all requirements of a formal ECLS course based on ELSO guidelines, designed by the ECLS Program Coordinator, and approved by the ECLS Program Medical Director.
  • Complete 72 hours of supervised ECLS case management experience:
    • First 36 hours obtained with a qualified preceptor at the pump.
    • Remaining 36 hours obtained as the primary pump specialist with a veteran specialist as the patient’s bedside RN.
  • Satisfactorily participate in an introductory 8-hour ECLS competency simulation workshop verified by the ECLS Coordinator and ECLS Medical Director.
  • Satisfy annual requirements to maintain status as an ECLS specialist.

Position Purpose

Provides and directs safe, effective, and culturally competent care for high-risk, critically acute patients with actual or potential life-threatening conditions. Through evidence-based practice, utilizes critical thinking to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate outcome-based care. Supervises and coordinates care provided by LPNs, Patient Care Assistants, and other nursing team members. Facilitates communication with physicians, patients, families, and other departments. Adheres to MercyOne's performance expectations and performs all defined services in accordance with the Mission, Vision, and Values of MercyOne.