REGISTERED NURSE - OPEN HEART RECOVERY/CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (RN - CARDIO ICU)

DESCRIPTION-

Registered Nurse - Open Heart Recovery/Cardiovascular ICU

RN - CARDIO ICU

Full-Time

RELOCATION BONUS OFFERED: up to $10,000

BENEFITS free tuition to University of Louisville for full time employees and their spouses and children as well.

Registered Nurse candidates for the Cardiovascular ICU will have the following job responsibilities:

• You will document pertinent nursing notes to reflect: change in condition, transfer and discharge
• You will administer medications in accordance with physician orders
• You will respond to and refer incoming telephone calls (may include phone triage when needed)
• You will be responsible for efficient throughput to include understanding and knowledge of all care zones such as triage, rapid treatment area, carepath, pediatric ER, trauma, behavioral health, etc.
• You coordinate and triage incoming ambulance traffic
• You manage care with primary ER attending
• You are responsible for learning, understanding and use of the Emergency Severity Index 5-level triage algorithm
• You are responsible for responding to critical needs as well as serve as a resource nurse for trauma
• You will demonstrate the ability to manage critical situations and make care based decisions.
• You will educate patients regarding their medications, procedure and treatments, providing patients and their families with support throughout their stay.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Registered Nurse - Open Heart Recovery/Cardiovascular ICU

RN - CARDIO ICU

Full-Time

Registered Nurse candidates for the Med/Surg Burn Unit must meet the following minimum job qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited baccalaureate program of nursing (preferred)

• Minimum 1 year of bedside nursing experience (preferred)

• BLS certification preferred