Registered Nurse RN Congestive Heart Failure Unit
Employment Type: Full time, 12 Hour Day Shift
About the Role
At Saint Francis Hospital, the Congestive Heart Failure Unit provides care to adults with a variety of medical diagnoses, including, but not limited to, cardiac conditions such as AFIB, CAD, STEMI, pacemaker, ICD placements, and soon LVADs. Our newly renovated 32-bed unit is a nationally recognized Center of Excellence for Heart Failure. The primary patient diagnosis on this unit is acute or chronic CHF.
In this critical role, you will be part of a collaborative team, play an active part in unit shared decision-making, and enjoy practice autonomy using nurse-driven protocols.
Responsibilities
- Provide care to adults with cardiac and medical diagnoses in a specialized Congestive Heart Failure Unit.
- Participate in collaborative teamwork and shared decision-making on the unit.
- Utilize nurse-driven protocols to deliver autonomous patient care.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college or university-affiliated nursing program.
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Connecticut.
- BLS certification (AHA/ARC).
Qualifications
- Preferred Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.
- Preferred Experience: Acute care, Medical-Surgical, or Congestive Heart Failure experience.
- Preferred Certification: ACLS.
Schedule
Full Time - 36 hours per week, 12-hour day shifts, including every other weekend and holidays.
About the Organization
Saint Francis Hospital has been an anchor institution in Connecticut since 1897. As a member of Trinity Health Of New England and Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, Saint Francis Hospital is a 617-bed facility and a Level 1 Trauma Center. It is also a major teaching hospital. Other Saint Francis entities include the Comprehensive Women’s Health Center, the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute, and the Smilow Cancer Hospital.