Registered Nurse CVICU
$77,896–$119,163 year
On-siteCincinnati, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for CVICU patients using the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Direct care teams through delegation, coordinate patient education and referrals, and manage resources to ensure timely delivery of interventions. Monitor clinical outcomes, revise care plans as needed, and maintain accurate documentation while adhering to legal and ethical standards. Requires current RN licensure, BLS certification, and ability to lift patients, operate complex equipment, and work in a busy, crowded environment. Night shift with 36 weekly hours.
Required Qualifications
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
- Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN). Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified
- Must be able to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Must be able to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Must have manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Must be able to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Must be able to bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Must be able to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- Must be able to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- Must be able to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to set priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
- Must be able to provide accurate & timely documentation
- Must understand legal implications of care delivery
- Must comply with regulatory standards
- Must practice within scope of licensure
- Must integrate legal and ethical standards into practice
- Must promote nursing profession and participate in development of others
- Must be available for night shift
- Must be able to lift up to and including heavy items
- Must be able to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- Must be able to frequently use computer and type for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
- Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified
- Experience with technology
- Experience with therapeutic intervention
- Experience with evidence-based practice
- Experience with coordination of care with other health team members
- Experience with interdisciplinary teams
- Experience with patient care delivery
- Experience with nursing fundamentals
- Experience with documentations
- Experience with professional etiquette
- Experience with accountability
- Experience with patient care coordination
- Experience with communication
- Experience with patient evaluation
- Experience with critical thinking
- Experience with assessing physical, social, and psychological status
- Experience with cognitive, communicative, and developmental skills
- Experience with seeking and evaluating information acquired from other members of interdisciplinary team
- Experience with developing individualized plan of care
- Experience with patient, family, team, and physician involvement to develop plan of care including needed education
- Experience with preparing patients for further support needs once the current episode of care outcomes are met
- Experience with teaching, referrals, and follow-up
- Experience with directing the interdisciplinary care team via delegation, coordination, and collaboration
- Experience with providing or delegating care consistent with plan of care, guidelines of care and professional licensure provisions
- Experience with setting priorities and to coordinate and organize patient care delivery through effectively managing time, supplies, and resources
- Experience with evaluating patient response to interventions through review of achievement of goals, clinical outcomes, patient, and family satisfaction
- Experience with revising plan of care as indicated and reassessing changes as appropriate
- Experience with promoting nursing profession and participate in development of others
- Experience with integrating legal and ethical standards into practice
- Experience with complying with regulatory standards
- Experience with practicing within scope of licensure
- Experience with providing accurate & timely documentation
- Experience with understanding legal implications of care delivery
- Experience with 10k sign-on bonus
- Experience with relocation
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