Cardiovascular ICU Nurse

HCA Healthcare • Nashville, TN

22h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with the department’s requirements and applicable state and specialty nursing standards. Working with medical providers and other care team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients and their families or caregivers, and supports the organization’s mission, values, patient experience, and clinical outcomes.

The RN performs provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documents care promptly and thoroughly, and educates patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, and relevant lifestyle changes. The RN explains complex medical terminology, prepares patients and caregivers for future self-management, and participates in evidence-based practice and continuous improvement. In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, the RN coordinates and evaluates individualized holistic treatment plans that support recovery.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) qualification; an associate degree, bachelor's degree, or registered nurse diploma is accepted.
• Acute care experience required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification required within 30 days of employment start date.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification required within 6 months of employment start date.

Nice To Haves

• Critical care experience preferred.
• Cardiac experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care consistent with department requirements and nursing practice standards.
• Collaborate with medical providers and the care team to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
• Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers and support a positive patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
• Document care administration in patient medical records in a timely and thorough manner.
• Educate patients and caregivers about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications, possible side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes.
• Explain complex medical terminology and prepare patients and caregivers for future self-management.
• Apply evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that promote recovery.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree