RN Clinical Nurse II - Cardiac Intensive Care (CICU)

UNC Health•Raleigh, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse II provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in UNC Rex Healthcare’s 20-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. The nurse coordinates and delivers care using the nursing process in a hospital setting and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. The CICU cares for critically ill cardiovascular patients with complex conditions, including STEMI, advanced heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy, and post-cardiac arrest needs. The role includes assessing patients, planning and implementing individualized care, evaluating outcomes, communicating with an interdisciplinary team, and educating and supporting patients and families. The nurse contributes to professional growth, unit goals, performance improvement, teamwork, and a safe care environment. This is a full-time, onsite, night-shift position in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 36 standard hours per week.

Requirements

Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, as listed in the role qualifications.
At least one year of nursing experience; the posting also specifies at least one year of acute care nursing experience in the role qualifications.
Graduate of a Board of Nursing-approved nursing education program.
If hired after January 6, 2014, must enroll within four years of employment and obtain a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Nursing or a Master’s degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Cardiovascular or critical care experience.
Experience with IABP, Impella, CRRT, or TTM.

Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality critical care to complex cardiovascular patients.
Monitor and manage advanced therapies and changing patient conditions.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide individualized care.
Educate and support patients and families.
Participate in identifying and meeting personal learning needs; attend education programs and use relevant patient education materials with assistance.
Assess patient and family readiness and ability to learn, including developmental level and factors affecting learning.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate information to promote continuity.
Provide care for patients with complex problems, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety considerations.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan and follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs; consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or high-risk discharge planning.
Develop professional growth goals, meet or renegotiate goals within agreed time frames, and contribute to unit goals and performance improvement activities.
Promote intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, communicate effectively, give feedback to coworkers, and contribute to cost-effective care.
Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment and remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
Recognize and synthesize assessment data from complex situations, determine care priorities, and anticipate patient and family discharge needs.
Build relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for the patient and address their own needs.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritize care for complex problems.
Read relevant research and bring ideas and questions to staff for consideration of applicability to practice.