Registered Nurse RN - Cardiac ICU - Full Time Nights

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cardiac ICU is a 24-bed inpatient unit with bedside monitors for hemodynamic monitoring. The unit provides comprehensive care to cardiac/vascular/surgical patients requiring intense monitoring and nursing care. Patient care in the Cardiac ICU includes early detection and prevention of complications, management of complex physiological problems, patient/family education, and family psychosocial support systems. The unit's focus is patients requiring cardiac and vascular surgery, TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), Mitral Clips, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), CRRT (continuous renal replacement therapy), ventricular assist device (VAD), IABP (intra-aortic balloon pump), Impella, and advanced ventilator management. Patients on this unit include critically ill, unstable patients in need of intensive treatment such as ventilator support and continuous vasoactive drug therapy. Priority 1 patients may suffer from reversible disease or acute illness and are admitted for aggressive medical/surgical treatment that cannot be provided elsewhere in the hospital. Examples include patients with cardiovascular surgeries, vascular surgeries, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation treatment, Ventricular Assist Device implantation, unstable patients having undergone cardiac interventions, unstable cardiac or vascular patients, hemodynamically unstable patients requiring invasive monitoring and/or close observation, and critically ill patients >15 years of age. This role is for a capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. The clinician consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients, seeks and provides feedback for improved clinical practice, and assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role while seeking mentoring. Participation on PNGC councils and Nursing Quality Teams is expected, as is active participation on Unit Council to help with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Collaboration with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team is also a focus. For new graduate clinical RNs, the focus is primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The role is responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Consultation with more experienced clinicians and acceptance of feedback as a constructive professional development tool is required.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required.
At least 1 year of RN experience – Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit.

Nice To Haves

BSN
Previous specialty experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance.
Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility.
Leads interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Positively impacts the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization.
Effectively applies the nursing process within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area.
Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care.
Effectively delegates care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporates Safety behavior and error prevention tools.
Incorporates Sister Simone Roach’s 7 Cs of Caring: Ctheory by incorporating the seven Cs of Caring: Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, Creativity into daily work and practice.
Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
Serves as a resource for students.
Demonstrates an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
Demonstrating deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills.
Models safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship.
Supports unit-based shared governance activities while on duty.
Actively participates in unit-based selfcare activities.
Continually evaluate work processes with the goal of improvement, to achieve our strategic initiatives.
Achieves and maintains de-escalation training certification as appropriate for work unit.
Supports in quality of care activities, evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Supports unit-based activities aimed at the ownership improving the patient’s experience, employee engagement, and/or nurse sensitive indicators on the unit with a focus on improvement.