Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiac - Nights

Memorial Home Services; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $20k

Job summary

Springfield Memorial Hospital is seeking a Cardiac Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time night shift. The role covers medical and surgical cardiac patients, post-cardiac-cath care, and telemetry-enabled monitoring with on-site telemetry beds.

The Magnet hospital environment emphasizes high-quality care and continuous learning, with a focus on compassionate, patient-centered service. BLS/CPR and Illinois RN licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Illinois RN license required.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Ability to position and transfer patients; withstand standing for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Care for medical and surgical cardiac patients, and post-cardiac-cath patients.
• Monitor patients on on-site telemetry for acute events.
• Support TAVR, ablation and vascular surgical patients and post-open heart care.
• Provide compassionate, patient-centered care and collaborate with the team.

Skills

Cardiac nursing

Telemetry monitoring

IV insertion

Postoperative care

Tools

Telemetry equipment

Job description

*** $20,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE ***

This is a Full Time, Night Shift position (Three 12-hour shifts/Every Third Weekend Rotation)

A Cardiac Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for medical and surgical cardiac patients, and post-cardiac-cath patients;TAVR patients; ablation and vascular surgical patients, and also receives post-open heart patients. The Cardiac Unit has Coronary Care Unit beds for closer observation of acute MI patients and those requiring IMC care with cardiac/vascular condition. The cardiac cath patients include pacemaker/ICD placements and aneurysm repairs, as well as the traditional cardiac cath/stent placements. All beds have “on-site” telemetry monitoring.

A Registered Nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) means becoming a part of a Magnet hospital that raises the bar for excellence. The SMH environment expects high quality care for patients and RNs who want to advance learning to ensure they can be the best nurse possible. Quality nurses not only understand, but also exhibit, that “care starts with caring.” Nursing is about caring for people. Above all else, working at Memorial means we expect you to exceed customer expectations. You can do this by treating each patient as if they are the only one you are caring for that day, being the calm voice for the family, finding the answers when you don’t have one, and displaying compassion in all interactions.

Licensure/Certification/Registry

• Licensed as RN in State of Illinois.
• Current BLS/CPR certification per policy.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required.
• Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing. Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections.
• Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.