RN, Registered Nurse - 6N Cardiovascular IMC **Now Offering a $10K Sign-on Bonus for this position

TieTalent; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate and skilled RN for its 6N Cardiovascular IMC unit in Corpus Christi. This role involves caring for cardiovascular patients post-surgery and managing critical cardiac drips. The RN will provide comprehensive patient education and must have a Bachelor's in Nursing along with BLS and ACLS certifications. A $10K sign-on bonus is offered for this position.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in related nursing specialty preferred.
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients and families.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Critical Thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Job description

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RN, Registered Nurse - 6N Cardiovascular IMC **Now Offering a $10K Sign-on Bonus for this position

**Now Offering a $10K Sign-on Bonus for this position!

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

6NT is a 36 - private bed unit specializing in cardiac care for patients who have had open heart surgery. We see cardiovascular/thoracic patients that are post-CABG, heart caths, valve replacements, thoracotomies, and many other cardiothoracic surgical procedures. We also see general medical-surgical patients that may have a primary cardiac diagnosis or history with comorbidities that may need telemetry monitoring, as well as those patients needing critical cardiac drips. On 6NT, we train our staff to detect medical issues before they become a problem, so they can respond to those emergent situations quickly and confidently. We have many opportunities for assessments, patient/family teaching, IVs, wound care, lab value analysis and medication administration/ management. We encourage communication and collaboration in an environment that is engaging and rewarding for our health care professionals, as well the patients on our unit.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Position Requirements:

Education/Skills

• All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
• New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a MedSurg specific competency validation.
• All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation. Skills completion and competency completion will be achieved with the preceptor at the bedside and documented through the program’s tracking software.
• Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.

Experience

• One year of experience in a related nursing specialty preferred.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Current ACLS certification required

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Credential Grace Periods:

If additional credentials are required per the Position Requirements section, a grace period to obtain the certification will apply, dependent on your experience level.

• Any Candidate/Associate with at least one year of acute care clinical experience in a similar service line within the past three years is considered anExperienced Associate.
• Any Candidate/Associatewho doesnothave at least one year of full-time acute care clinical experience in the same service line within the past three years is considered anExperienced Associate New to the Specialty.

Credential

Grace Periods for
Experienced Associates

Grace Periods for
New Graduates & Experienced Associates New to the Specialty

Basic Life Support (BLS) No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire. No grace period. AHA or Red Cross accepted at time of hire.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Within 30 days of hire. Within 90 days of hire.

Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Within 30 days of hire. Within 90 days of hire.

Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) Within 60 days of hire. Within 18 months of hire.

Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Within 60 days of hire. Within 18 months of hire.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire.

AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FHM (Fetal Heart Monitoring) Within 30 days of hire. Within 60 days of hire.