Charge Nurse RN Cardiac Care

Research Medical Center; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO is seeking a qualified Cardiac Telemetry Registered Nurse to join our dedicated team. The RN will monitor heart rhythms, interpret ECGs, and respond to emergencies for patients recovering from cardiac procedures, in a 29-bed unit with strong cardiology collaboration.

Eligible experienced candidates may receive a $30,000 sign-on bonus; Missouri RN licensure is required; BLS and ACLS are required within 6 months.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current Missouri RN licensure required.
• BLS certification at hire; ACLS required within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess acute changes in patients on Cardiac Telemetry.
• Monitor and analyze heart rhythms; interpret ECGs and note arrhythmias.
• Intervene in emergency situations to support patient care.
• Care for patients post open heart surgery, catheterization with stent, ablations, and other cardiac procedures.

Skills

RN licensure

ACLS

BLS

Cardiac Telemetry experience

Education

Nursing degree (BSN)

Job description

Currently offering a $30,000 sign on bonus for experienced RN‘s. Sign on for eligible candidates cannot be combined with other bonuses or HCA loan/scholarships. Are you passionate about delivering superior, patient-centered care? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Cardiac Tele RN today with Research Medical Center.

The Life of an HCA Nurse

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse like you to be a part of our team. Cardiac Telemetry nurses assess acute changes in patients. They monitor and analyze the heart rhythm of patients, interpret ECGs, note arrhythmias, and intervene in emergency situations. They have high-level critical thinking skills, vast clinical knowledge, and are able to stay calm under pressure. Our Cardiac Telemetry unit is unique in that our nurses take care of patients recovering from open heart surgeries, heart catheterization with stent placement, ablations, pace maker/AICD placement, cardiovascular surgeries and we are a comprehensive stoke/stemi facility.

Who are we

Two separate 29-bed units, specializing in the care of cardiac patients. Types of patients we care forAcute and chronic heart failureElectrophysiology (pacemaker, ablation)Structural heart (mitral clip, TAVR, TMVR, watchmen, valve angioplasty)Post operative day one open heart surgerypatientsPost cardiac catheterization

What makes us specialResearch Medical Center is one of the fewhospitals that care for patients receiving the TAVR procedure outside of the ICUClose collaboration with cardiology providers including physician-led education regarding care of cardiac patients to ensure we are providing the best evidenced-based careHigh-level nursing care for a variety of patients requiring critical care outside of the ICU

What does growth look like

Working in the cardiac progressive care units is a great way to build your critical thinking and skills. Nurses from our departments grow into areas such as ICU, cardiac cath lab, EP lab, or leadership. The leaders of these departments work with you to ensure that they understand your goals and provide you with opportunities to learn more about positions you may be interested. We work collaboratively with other departments in the facility to ease any transition you are interested in making. Typically nurses are able to successfully progress to other positions or departments in 18 to 24 months. No matter what your goal is, your leader will take an active approach to help you achieve it.

What sets Research Medical Center apart

We provide care to patients from a 150-mile region surrounding Kansas City. 0% TAVR mortality for 2022, recently completed (6/27/23) our 700th TAVR since the programs initiation. 2022 and 2023 America’s Best 250 Hospitals, this puts us in the top 5%! 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award (4th year in a row!) Level 1 Trauma Center, Grossman Burn Center, and Transplant Institute 2022 Get with the Guidelines Heart Failure– Gold Plus Comprehensive Stroke Center, 2022 Get with the Guidelines Stroke– Gold Plus

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing Current state of Missouri RN licensure required. Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills required. BLS certification required at hire and maintained. ACLS required within 6 months. Previous clinical experience preferred. Basic computer skills At Research Medical Center, above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life . Located in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri, RMC embodies the mission and heart of HCA MidAmerica. We are recognized as a healthcare leader due to our skilled, compassionate and dedicated doctors and nurses. To ensure that we exceed our patients’ health care needs, we staff over 700 doctors who represent 29 medical specialties in our 590-bed facility. Several of our renowned programs, including Level I Trauma, Sarah Cannon Cancer Care, Grossman Burn Center, Neuroscience Institute and Women’s Care Center, feature advanced technological resources used to diagnose and treat patients. Whether our healthcare needs are urgent and critical or simply routine and preventative, our advanced capabilities allow us to be one of the most comprehensive hospitals in the Kansas City region.

HCA Healthcare has been continually named a World‘s Most Ethical Company by Ethisphere since 2010. In 2018, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.3 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.