Nurse Heart Lung PreOp
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse in the Heart Lung PreOp department at Saint Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, you will provide compassionate, high-quality, individualized nursing care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The role includes making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. The position calls for strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence. You will provide evidence-based care, organize and prioritize patient care around patients’ needs and comfort, support ethical practice, advocate for patients, respond appropriately to changes in patient condition, and communicate clinical findings using SBAR. Nurse-to-nurse reports are performed at the bedside.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse license in Arizona.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 90 days.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- One year of recent acute care experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired patient health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering 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 and respond to changes in patients’ conditions, including changes in laboratory results, vital signs, and test values, in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
- Use SBAR to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings.
- Perform nurse-to-nurse reports at the bedside.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
