CVICU Nurse
About The Position
The Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to support patients’ health outcomes, well-being, and recovery. The RN performs assessments and skilled procedures, implements individualized patient care plans, prioritizes care while considering patients’ needs and comfort, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team. The role calls for critical thinking, timely recognition of changes in a patient’s condition, and a patient-first approach in a fast-paced environment. The nurse demonstrates accountability for ethical behavior, supports ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues, and advocates for patients through holistic care. The RN communicates clinical findings to physicians and other providers using the SBAR format and gives nurse-to-nurse reports at the bedside. The role is at Chandler Regional Medical Center, a 443-bed acute care hospital serving the East Valley community. The organization describes a supportive, interdisciplinary environment and offers training, resources, and career advancement opportunities.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Active Arizona or Compact Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- At least one year of Registered Nurse (RN) experience.
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), diploma, or foreign equivalent.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within six months of hire or transfer.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- At least one year of Registered Nurse (RN) experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired patient health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while balancing patients’ needs and comfort.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and support ethical practice by addressing or escalating issues.
- Advocate for patients’ needs through holistic care practices.
- Recognize changes in patients’ conditions, including changes in laboratory results, vital signs, signs, and test values, and respond in a timely, clinically appropriate manner.
- Use the SBAR format to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings.
- Perform nurse-to-nurse reports at the bedside.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.
Benefits
- Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days, providing debt relief and student loan assistance.
- Full-time employees may receive up to $18,000 over five years through the Education Benefit program.
- Part-time employees may receive up to $9,000 through the Education Benefit program.
- Training, comprehensive resources, and career advancement opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
