Registered Nurse (RN)—Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)--PRN Days

Texas Health•Dallas, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at Texas Health Dallas is a 30-bed intensive care unit specializing in advanced Cardiac and Vascular surgical procedures. The unit is located in the Hamon Tower, which opened in 2009. Board-certified critical care physicians directly oversee patient care in the ICU 24 hours a day, working collaboratively with critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants trained in critical care medicine. The staffing ratio is typically 2:1, dependent on patient acuity.

Requirements

Diploma of Nursing OR Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) required
One-year critical care nursing experience, or completion of an RN residency required
BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Required (Expiration date greater than 3 months preferred)
CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually within 90 Days Required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency Req
Cardiac ICU experience strongly preferred – including open-heart surgery recovery, IABP, Impella, CRRT, and bedside ECMO management.

Responsibilities

Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
Assesses the patient
Plans the care of the patient
Intervenes as appropriate
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.
Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.