Part Time - RN - CICU - Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

About the role

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is a 8-bed high acuity unit that provides complex monitoring and treatment of adult cardiac patients. Nurses must exhibit high levels of professional competency and collaborate with all disciplines of the care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with all disciplines of the care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Maintain standards of professional nursing practice and create positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families.
• Serve on PI teams as warranted, assist with PI measures, and support and implement changes necessary for improvement.
• Perform initial and annual competency per job class.
• Accurately document observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.
• Participate in unit based huddles and provide accurate handoff reports.
• Assist in performance improvement activities.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
• Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
• Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion.
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities.
• Use electronic mail, telephone and texting.
• Work in groups.
• Perform structured and unstructured work.
• Meet time pressure and time lines.
• Exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions.
• Wear common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.

Requirements

• Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license required or ability to obtain prior to start.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required or obtain within 30 days of start date.
• BSN preferred, minimum Associates required.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Qualifications

• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Leadership skills.
• Decision making.
• Communication skills.
• Delegation.
• Conflict resolution.
• Face-to-face communication.
• Handling stress.
• Working in groups.
• Meeting deadlines.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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