RN, Cardiovascular Step Down

Responsibilities

• Patient Care: Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates daily goals and care plans for patients, involving them as partners and considering their holistic needs.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues.
• Practices solid communication skills, articulating and translating patient conditions to other care providers.
• Negotiates and recommends changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Ensures comprehensive patient documentation to promote communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates goals from national professional organizations, business units, and health systems to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Builds strong relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, patients, and families, working together to achieve desired patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience preferred
• BSN preferred

Qualifications

• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: UPMC approved national certification preferred. Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hireBasic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.