Registered Nurse RN Cardiac Care

About the role

Cardiac Telemetry nurses assess acute changes in patients. They monitor and analyze the heart rhythm of patients, interpret ECGs, note arrhythmias, and intervene in emergency situations. They have high-level critical thinking skills, vast clinical knowledge, and are able to stay calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Acute and chronic heart failure care
• Electrophysiology (pacemaker, ablation)
• Structural heart (mitral clip, TAVR, TMVR, watchmen, valve angioplasty)
• Post-operative day one open heart surgery patients
• Post-cardiac catheterization care
• Care for patients receiving the TAVR procedure outside of the ICU
• Close collaboration with cardiology providers for evidence-based care
• High-level nursing care for a variety of critical patients
• Collaborate with other departments to ease transitions

Requirements

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse

Qualifications

• Two separate 29-bed units specializing in cardiac patient care
• Experience caring for patients recovering from open heart surgeries, heart catheterization with stent placement, ablations, pace maker/AICD placement, cardiovascular surgeries, and stroke/stemi facility care
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high levels of critical thinking and skill
• Opportunities to progress to other positions or departments in 18 to 24 months

Skills

• High-level critical thinking skills
• Vast clinical knowledge
• Ability to stay calm under pressure

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Free telemedicine services
• Free AirMed medical transportation
• Dental and vision benefits
• Life and disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Supplemental health protection plans
• Auto and home insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Legal counseling
• Long-term care coverage
• Moving assistance
• Pet insurance
• Free counseling services and resources
• Tuition assistance
• Dependent scholarships
• Employee Health Assistance Fund
• Time Away From Work Program
• Colleague recognition program

Pay

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Schedule

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