Registered Nurse RN - Cardiac Intermediate Care (Step Down) - Full Time Nights

About the role

Cardiovascular Intermediate Care Unit (CVIMC) is a 24 Bed Unit. This Intermediate Care Unit is monitored at the bedside and through the Central Monitoring Unit. 3:1 or 4:1 ratio. Patients On this Unit: Pre and post open cardiovascular and thoracic surgery patients, Pre and post cardiac catheterization patients, Pre and post cardiac intervention patients, including pacemaker insertions and ICD implantations. Patients with arterial and venous sheath care, monitoring and removal. Treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmia, Pre and post electrophysiology and ablation therapy, Pre and post valve replacement, including TAVR, Pre and post vascular surgery patients, including Carotids, TCAR, Femoral Popliteal Bypass, AAAN. Nurses manage patients on drips such as inotropes, antiarrhythmics, insulin including DKA and HHS.

Responsibilities

• Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills.
• Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients.
• Sets as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice.
• Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process.
• Participates as a member on PNGC councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate.
• Actively participates on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data.
• Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team.
• For the new graduate clinical RN: focuses primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients.
• Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes.
• Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.

Requirements

Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.

Education: Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required.

Experience: At least 1 year of RN experience – Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.

Qualifications

Licensure or other certifications: BSN.

Skills

Delivery of safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines.

Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice.

Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model.

Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit.

Benefits

Earn Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus!

Pay

Up to $15,000 bonus based on experience.

Schedule

12 Hr Evening - Morning