CICU RN Nightshift Charge RN

bhs; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health's Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) on the 3rd Floor is seeking a Registered Nurse to coordinate care on designated shifts in a 10-bed unit that treats severe cardiac conditions.

The charge nurse will lead the nursing team, apply the nursing process across ages, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and support quality improvement initiatives and professional development. Night shifts with every third weekend; BCLS and ACLS required. New graduates welcome.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN license.
• Minimum 2 years patient care experience.
• BCLS and ACLS required.

Responsibilities

• Assists Nurse Manager with operational activities.
• Assists with management of patient care delivery on the unit.
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency using the nursing process.
• Collaborates with the nurse manager to support performance improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Patient care

Education

Active Kentucky RN license

Job description

Summary Job Description:

Full Time 36 weekly hours, night shift - three 12-hour shifts 7P-7A & every third weekend

Sign On Bonus eligible for experienced Critical Care Nurses!

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) - 3rd Floor 4002 Building

The CICU is a 10 bed critical care unit specializing in cardiac, intensive level care. Patients with severe heart diseases such as severe CAD, AMI, post arrest, cardiomyopathy, and arrhythmias that need continuous monitoring will be cared for on this unit. Assistive devices, including balloon pumps, impellas, and temporary pacemakers, as well as invasive monitoring devices like SWANs and a-lines are common on CICU. The CICU typically staffs with a one or two nurse to patient ratio to provide critical care. The patient population ranges from adults through geriatrics. BCLS and ACLS are/will be required. New graduate nurses are welcome.

Job Summary:

The CN is an entry-level management position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts. He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care.

A) As a Registered nurse, he/she implements the nursing process for each patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) assigned to his/her care and is responsible for the patient's care within the parameters of the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act. The charge nurse promotes positive patient outcomes, quality of care and initiates change through active involvement in unit-based and hospital shared-governance councils.

B) National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for the charge nurse as he/she utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises appropriate nursing judgment. The charge nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes. Also, the charge nurse will serve as a role model by actively participating in the process of continuous professional development, teaching and learning across the healthcare continuum.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He or she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.

• Assists the Nurse Manager with operational activities of unit
• Assists the Nurse Manager with management of patient care delivery on the unit
• Demonstrates Clinical proficiency utilizing the nursing process
• Demonstrates organizational skills in providing patient care
• Collaborates with the nurse manager to support performance improvement activitiesParticipates in development of nursing staff
• Leadership and critical thinking

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required:

• Active Kentucky RN license
• Two years relevant patient care experience required.
• BCLS Required.
• ACLS Required.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.