Registered Nurse, IMC Step-Down / Cardiac Unit - Full Time

Registered Nurse, IMC Step-Down / Cardiac Unit - Full Time at Christus Health summary :

The Registered Nurse in the IMC Step-Down / Cardiac Unit provides specialized care for patients recovering from various cardiac surgeries while ensuring early detection of medical issues. Responsibilities include patient assessments, teaching, and management of care within a high-demand environment that promotes teamwork and collaboration. The role requires a Texas nursing license and offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Description

The IMC Step-Down / Cardiac Unit is a 36-private bed unit that specializes in cardiac care for patients who have had open heart surgery. We see cardiovascular / thoracic patients and families that are post CABG, heart caths, valve replacements, thoracotomies, and many other cardiothoracic surgical procedures. We also see general medical surgical patients that may have a primary cardiac diagnosis / history with co-morbidities that may need telemetry monitoring, as well as those patients needing critical cardiac drips.

On our unit, we train our staff to detect medical issues before they become a problem, so they can respond to those emergent situations quickly and confidently. We have many opportunities for assessments, patient / family teaching, IVs, wound care, lab value analysis and medication administration / management. Our beds are in high demand, are typically full, and our staff is rarely cancelled. We offer flexible scheduling and promote a team environment. We encourage communication and collaboration in an environment that is engaging and rewarding for our health care professionals, as well the patients on our unit.

Summary :

A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. In addition, the Registered Professional Nurse prescribes, delegates, coordinates, supervises and evaluates patient teaching and the activities of the ancillary nursing personnel while maintaining the standards of professional nursing. The Registered Nurse is able to provide direct and indirect care to patients.

Requirements :

A. Education / Skills

Graduate of a State Board School of Nursing or equivalent.

B. Experience

Six (6) months experience preferred.

C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

Current license or permit to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas.

AHA BLS – within two (2) weeks of employment

ACLS – required within eight (8) weeks of employment

Arrhythmia Recognition Course – within eight (8) weeks of employment

Work Type : Full Time

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Keywords :

Registered Nurse, Cardiac care, Patient assessment, Telemetry monitoring, Surgical recovery, Healthcare professionals, Patient teaching, Nursing license, Critical care, Medical-surgical unit