RN - Cardiac PCU

How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare

6 West is an Accredited Chest Pain Center PCU through the American College of Cardiology. The unit provides specialized care and cardiac monitoring for cardiac observation, cardiac procedural patients as well as short stay inpatients such as chest pain, atrial fibrillation, syncope and NSTEMI. The unit is also a primary unit for Congestive Heart Failure.

Why Work Here

• Healthy work environment / teamwork is a priority
• Individualized orientation process
• Hard-working, professional staff
• Self-scheduling
• Community Outreach and Research opportunities
• Unit-based and Hospital-wide Shared Governance committees
• Opportunities for advancement and certification

Responsibilities

• Consistently deliver the best in care and customer service and demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with our patients, their families, visitors, and with each other
• Assume primary accountability for nursing coordination and provision of individualized care for patients of all ages as part of the health care team
• Utilize delegation and critical thinking skills to provide quality service through a team oriented, collaborative approach to patient care
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in order to achieve optimum patient outcomes for patients of all ages as appropriate to service area
• Complete age specific admission and ongoing assessments, document them, and use them to develop a plan of care
• Collaborate with members of the health care team/patient/family to develop, implement, and evaluate an age-specific interdisciplinary plan of care; revise plan according to changes in patient status
• Accurately administer and document treatments and medications for patients of all ages utilizing automated computer systems, including electronic medical records
• Identify patient/family (caregiver) educational needs in a timely manner, incorporate into the plan of care, implement and document appropriately
• Contribute to Carilion Clinic’s performance improvement activities
• Consistently demonstrate the role of patient advocate, protector of patient’s rights, and provider of psychological/social/cultural support
• Apply knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients served
• Determine and perform within clinical, leadership, and/or education pathways to support evidenced based, quality patient care service and performance improvement
• Exhibit clinical expertise in rapidly changing circumstances
• Plan strategies to reduce length of stay, turnaround time, resource consumption and improve patient outcomes
• Function as role model for clinical practice to coworkers, students, and physicians
• Manage resources, establish priorities, and modify environment to meet patient care needs
• Complete manager/director predetermined projects within specified time frame and according to pre-established guidelines
• Use problem-solving methods to facilitate resolution to patient and personnel situations that present in the work area
• Take an active role in the orientation of new employees
• Provide feedback to staff using appropriate communication and documentation
• Provide input into practice, environment, and work issues by participating on unit, hospital, and/or system activities which facilitates staff participation/input in decision making
• Assist with providing education activities for unit/department

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of school of professional nursing of an accredited college or graduate of an approved program eligible to sit for the VA licensure exam
• Licensure/Certification: Currently licensed as Registered Nurse in Virginia or eligible to obtain Virginia RN licensure
• Life Support: AHA BLS-HCP required. May be required to obtain/maintain BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP based on specific work unit
• Other: Computer skills required for electronic medical record (EPIC)

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
• Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
• Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
• Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
• Access to our health and wellness app, Personify Health
• Discounts on childcare
• Continued education and training

Compensation Range: $33.52 - $50.28. Employee pay is based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, credentials, education, and prior work experience. The compensation range does not include benefits or pension plan.