Registered Nurse/CCCU Days

About the role

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital is a physician-owned hospital committed to providing better outcomes for employees and patients. We value a positive work environment where teamwork and diversity are key, and many employees have been with us from the beginning. We offer individually tailored 6–12 week orientation, opportunities for advancement, a career ladder for RNs, LVNs, and CSTs, consumer discounts through Perks, a family atmosphere, multi-unit training opportunities, and free CEUs through Cornerstone, our online training system.

Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital specializes in the care of cardiac, orthopedic, nephrology, urology, and general medical patients. We are a highly active inpatient center mainly centered on surgical procedures that include cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urology, and general surgery. Our facility includes a 24-hour Emergency Department with 5 fully equipped ED rooms, 4 fully operating OR rooms, 4 cardiac catheterization labs with 1 electrophysiology room, 11 day-surgery rooms, 58 acute care beds spread over three units, and 16 cardiac critical care rooms.

Responsibilities

• Assess the physical, biophysical and health education needs of adolescent, adult, and geriatric acute care patients.
• Gather pertinent patient care data using all available resources.
• Establish a nursing plan of care, including pertinent measurable short and long-term goals for adolescents, adult and geriatric acute care patients.
• Prepare a plan for discharge and follow-up appropriate to both patient and family needs.
• Participate with the responsible supervisor to develop monthly staffing plan.
• Implement interventions appropriate to the age-specific needs of adolescent, adult and geriatric acute care patients.
• Safely and accurately administer medications commonly used in acute care nursing units.
• Provide patient and family education for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients and their family/caregivers.
• Provide appropriate and safe interventions in emergency situations commonly experienced by acute care patients.
• Perform basic patient care procedures for adolescents, adult and geriatric acute care patients, as required by the specific nursing unit.
• Communicate with members of the health care team and other appropriate parties as necessary in the delivery of care.
• Document nursing care to maintain an accurate and legal medical record.
• Operate specialized equipment included in the acute care unit equipment checklist.
• Assist in maintaining a safe environment for patients.
• Manage the care of patients undergoing procedures requiring analgesia, sedation and anesthesia.
• May participate on department and hospital committees; and provide in-service training to hospital staff.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Utilize special knowledge of age-specific differences in acute care patients to recognize changes in patient status.
• Actively participate on appropriate committees and QA/PI activities.
• Follow OSHA and other standards for protection against blood borne pathogens.
• Serve as relief Charge Nurse as needed or instructed by Nursing Director.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed in the state of Texas.
• BCLS and ACLS required.
• 2–5 years’ experience in cardiac care setting and prior supervisory experience required.
• BSN preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO & 401K
• Individually tailored 6–12 week orientation
• Opportunities for advancement
• Career ladder for RNs, LVNs, & CSTs
• Consumer discounts through Perks
• Family atmosphere
• Opportunity for multi-unit training
• Free CEUs through Cornerstone, our online training system
• 7a–7p & 7p–7a shifts available in CCCU & AC

Schedule

Full Time Days 7am–7pm

• Flexible Scheduling
• No mandatory overtime
• Career Ladder

Additional shift options: 7a–7p & 7p–7a shifts available in CCCU & AC.