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Cardiac Step Down Unit Jobs Near Me

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.0K/wk

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) / Cardiac Step Down / Telemetry * Employment Type: Travel Nurse Contract * Schedule: Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts * Shift Duration: 12 hours * Shifts Per Week: 3 * Hours ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

Travel PCU RN

Columbus, OH · On-site

$1.9K - $2.5K/wk

... cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding. * Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. * Utilize computer equipment to ...

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Staff RN- Cardiac Step-down

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH • On-site

$36.90/hr

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Nationwide Children's Hospital rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 131 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

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Job description

Cardiac Step-down Unit Nurse

36 hrs per week Nights 7P-7A, every third weekend, holiday rotation Minimum base pay - $36.90 per hr

In the Cardiac Step-down Unit (H4A), we treat patients of all ages. We specialize in treating both surgically and medically, those patients with congenital heart defects. We also provide medical cardiac management for children and adolescents with heart and vasculature related disease, as well as perform heart, lung, and heart/lung transplants.

More about H4A:

  • 24 beds (expansion forthcoming)
  • Nurse to patient ratio is 1:3
  • We take care of all ages, however, on most days, approximately 75% of our population is under the age of six months.
  • We are looking for detail-oriented nurses who can handle a fast-paced environment with a steep learning curve.

Job Description Summary:

Assists patients to move rapidly, uneventfully, and as effectively as possible through their episode of care while maintaining quality and safety as a priority. Delegates, directs, oversees and provides developmentally appropriate patient care. Practices professional nursing and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and maintains a current Ohio Nursing License.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

  • Provides nursing care using a Family Centered approach.
  • Assesses individualized patient needs. Communicates patient care needs and priorities to assigned Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Patient Care Assistants (PCAs), Unit Coordinators, and Allied Health personnel.
  • Plans, implements, educates and evaluates care using Evidence-Based Practices.
  • Utilizes Therapeutic Communication while monitoring the physical, psychological, and social needs of patients and families.
  • Engages in the "workplace community" by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant meetings and then reporting important information and updates back to staff.
  • Documents according to organizational standards, policies, and procedures.

Education Requirement:

BSN or Associate degree with commitment to obtain BSN within 5 years of hire, required.

Licensure Requirement:

Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.

Certifications:

  • Current CPR certification required.
  • Must be willing to obtain and maintain NRP, PALS, ACLS, APHON or other necessary certification as determined by your manager based on business unit.

Skills:

(not specified)

Experience:

(not specified)

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Biohazard waste, Climb stairs/ladder, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 61-100 lbs, Machinery, Power Tools, Pushing / Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance, Reaching above shoulder

FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Depth perception, Electricity, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 61-100 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Squat/kneel

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near, Standing, Walking

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

(not specified)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"


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About Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Nationwide Children's Hospital, established in 1894, is a leading pediatric healthcare system based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They serve as a primary pediatric network, providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative care for infants, children, adolescents, and adults with congenital disease. Being the third-largest pediatric hospital in the nation, Nationwide Children's Hospital prides itself on its relentless commitment to children and their families, driven by their core values of respect, integrity, determination, empathy, and solidarity. The institution's comprehensive mission is to enhance the health of children by providing high-quality, family-centered care, conducting groundbreaking research, advocating for pediatric health, and training top healthcare professionals.

Industry

Hospitals

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Columbus, OH, US

Year founded

1892