CVICU RN

HCA Healthcare•Plantation, FL

About The Position

The CVICU Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with department 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 role includes carrying out provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, and educating patients and families about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and potential side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The RN explains complex medical terminology in understandable terms and prepares patients and families for future self-management. The nurse also supports evidence-based practice and continuous improvement, and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate and tailor holistic treatment plans that support recovery.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Associate Degree in Nursing required.
At least 1 year of acute care experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care according to department requirements and applicable nursing standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care-team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
Perform provider-ordered procedures, monitoring, and other functions.
Document care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Educate patients and families about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology and provide education on non-medicinal follow-up, including healthy diet, exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
Prepare patients and families for future self-management.
Support evidence-based practices and continuous process improvement initiatives.
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 and 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.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.