CVICU Nurse — Launch a New Open-Heart ICU (Days)

Baptist Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is opening a new CVICU at Baptist South and seeks an experienced CVICU/CCRN-minded RN to join the team. You will train and care for complex cardiovascular and postoperative patients, collaborating with surgeons and intensivists to establish practice standards.

This role emphasizes critical-care expertise, patient-family education, and continuous professional development in a pioneering unit within Baptist South.

Qualifications

• BSN from an accredited nursing program.
• Previous ICU/critical-care Registered Nurse experience.
• CVICU or Cardiovascular ICU experience preferred.
• Open-heart/postoperative cardiac surgery experience preferred.
• Certified in BLS/ACLS is expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialized nursing care to critically ill cardiovascular and postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
• Care for patients immediately after open-heart and cardiovascular procedures.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and rapidly recognize changes in patient condition.
• Monitor invasive hemodynamic data and manage vasoactive/inotropic medications.
• Collaborate with surgeons, intensivists, pharmacists, and the care team.

Skills

CVICU experience

Open-heart experience

Cardiac critical-care

Invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Vasoactive/inotropic management

Mechanical ventilation

Chest tube management

Education

BSN

Job description

Baptist Health is opening a new CVICU at Baptist South and seeks an experienced CVICU/CCRN-minded RN to join the team. You will train and care for complex cardiovascular and postoperative patients, collaborating with surgeons and intensivists to establish practice standards.

This role emphasizes critical-care expertise, patient-family education, and continuous professional development in a pioneering unit within Baptist South.