Charge Nurse - Cardiac Observation, Nights

Overview :

Piedmont Eastside, Full Time

Nights

This

6-bed cardiac unit specializes in the care of observation status

patients. The typical patient population found in the cardiac

observation unit includes patients with diagnoses such as chest

pain, cardiac dysrhythmias, NSTEMIS, as well as the occasional

overflow patient admitted for dialysis, syncope, etc. Nurses

working in this area must be competent regarding rhythm recognition

as well as cardiac catheterization recovery, TR bands, etc. The

nurse to patient ratio is 1 : 4. Our team shares a space with ARU and

therefor works very closely with them and occasionally assists with

their outpatients’ preoperative care as well as recoveries. If you

are interested in working with a fun-loving and close-knit group of

healthcare professionals, then the cardiac observation unit is the

place for you!

Responsibilities : Coordinates the delivery

of quality nursing care for patients from birth through the

lifecycle, as well as operational issues during his / her shift.

Provides clinical care as needed when census demands. Communicates

patient care, departmental issues, and staff concerns to the

appropriate leader(s). Serves as resource for guidance and

assistance to the staff. Qualifications :

Education

Graduate from a

nursing program Required

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred

Work

Experience

1 year of nursing

experience in a hospital setting Required

years or more years of nursing experience in a hospital setting

Preferred

Licenses and

Certifications

RN - Registered Nurse -

Georgia State Licensure and / or NLC / eNCL Multistate Licensure

Required

BCLS - Basic Life Support Required

Advanced certification in field of specialty,

if applicable (see addendum)

Additional Licenses and

Certifications

Advanced certification

in field of specialty, if applicable (see addendum) Required

ACLS Certification (Cardiac Tele, Critical

Care, Surgical Services including Labor and Delivery) Required

PALS Certification (Emergency Department)

Required

Chemotherapy / Biotherapy Certification

– prior to independent chemotherapy administration

(Infusion / Oncology) Required

NRP by the end of

orientation period (Women’s Services : Labor and Delivery,

Mother / Baby, NICU, NAT, Nursery) Required

AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Program

within 12 months of start date (Labor and Delivery) Required

PEARS Certification ( at Piedmont Athens

Hospital) Required

PALS if unit provides care

to pediatric patients (Surgical Services) Required

ACLS and PALS Certification (Emergency

Department) Required

ACLS; PALS if unit

provides care to pediatric patients (Surgical Services) Required

Experienced Emergency Department nurses will

have 30 days to obtain the PALS certification Required

Business Unit : Name : Eastside Medical

Center LLC