Registered Nurse (RN) Lead - Cardiac Med Surg

Full-time, benefits-eligible position with 40 hours per week on night shifts.

About the Role

5 Heart tower is a 30-bed Cardiac Medical-Surgical Unit specializing in pre- and post-cardiac procedures and serves as an ICU step-down for patients requiring close cardiac monitoring. We care for patients recovering from cardiac catheterizations, device placements, and electrophysiology procedures. A fast-paced, team-oriented unit that offers opportunities to develop strong skills in cardiac rhythm interpretation, hemodynamic monitoring, and complex cardiac care. We take pride in our collaborative environment, commitment to clinical excellence, and support for professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the health care team with an emphasis on coordination of patient care and throughput of patients.
• Demonstrates technical and clinical competence and serves as clinical resource person and role model for staff.
• Facilitates the development of safe/effective plans through early identification of patient needs and resources.
• Anticipates medical/psychosocial needs in high-risk patients.
• Facilitates appropriate clinical pathways and plans of care.
• Participates in daily rounds on all patients with a focus on discharge planning.
• Serves as charge nurse and operational leader for patient flow when not in administrative role.
• Assures that patient and caregivers are aware of the patient care plan and anticipated day of discharge.
• Responds to customer concerns or complaints timely.
• Alerts physicians of cases needing review and/or discussion.
• Acts as a liaison between patient, family, physician, and interdisciplinary health care team regarding plan of care and progress towards goals.
• Works with Clinical Intake and Navigation Center to effect efficient patient flow.
• Reviews and amends staffing to determine immediate needs and anticipates staffing needs for future shifts.
• Facilitates the accomplishment of a safe discharge plan related to patient needs and payor specifications.
• Engages with patient, family, and post-acute care to ensure post-discharge planning and follow-up actions are taken by appropriate personnel.
• Participates in the evaluation of staff performance.
• Aligns educational activities with organizational and departmental goals.
• Assures timely, sufficient communication and provision of educational activities.
• Works with unit leadership to facilitate orientation for staff new to the department.
• Assures that orientation, education, and competency checklists are completed and stored appropriately.
• Provides direct supervision, coaching, mentoring, and leadership for the functioning of an assigned shift on a clinical unit according to the State Board of Nursing guidelines and established AMA Code of Ethics.
• Serves as the Charge Nurse and provides professional nursing care (direct and indirect) on assigned unit.
• Collaborates with other health care disciplines and departments in providing a continuum of care to the patient; participates in the Integrated model of care, rounds daily with interdisciplinary team to assist with planning for the next level of care.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinate staff for organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling activities for the care of patients.
• Accountable for assisting in financial planning and control, nursing standards, nursing plan for provision of care, nursing performance review, and quality assurance for assigned areas.
• Responsible for human resource management on assigned shift, assists with development of unit goals, and assures that these are operational.
• Assists with training activities to meet identified educational needs within the designated department.

Requirements

• Current RN license with the Georgia State Board of Nursing.
• Must attend hospital mandatory training annually.
• Must maintain and successfully complete all competencies—including age-specific and other department-specific training—on an annual basis.
• Training requirements (internally developed and national/professional organization courses) to be completed in unit-specified time period.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• Minimum 6 months experience as a Clinical Nurse. Prefer 2 years of experience as a Clinical Nurse and 6 months of experience functioning as a Charge Nurse.

Skills

• Ability to use visual near and distance acuity.
• Verbal ability to communicate in person and over the phone or radio.
• Ability to assist co-workers in transfers and transport supplies, patients/residents, or equipment using good body mechanics.
• Functional range of motion of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines, upper and lower extremities with grip strength of 60-80 pounds.
• Ability to forward reach, overhead reach, bend, squat, kneel, and change from one position to the other rapidly.
• Ability to lift 25-60 lbs. and carry 25-50 pounds.
• Ability to tolerate high noise, busy atmospheres, and noxious odors.
• Ability to work in noisy environments and be self-directed to complete jobs as ordered.
• Ability to remain calm under stressful situations.
• Ability to assess and respond to multiple situations simultaneously.
• Ability to assist co-workers in multiple overlapping tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to utilize appropriate universal and specific precautions for protection from potential exposure to infectious or communicable diseases.
• Ability to prioritize job tasks and organize workspace to be efficient and conducive to completing work tasks as assigned in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.).

Pay

Pay range: $41.10 - $61.65 per hour.

About the Organization

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience, and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics, and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments, and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.