Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Cardiac Stepdown Unit (IVCU) - Memorial Regional Medical Center

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Mechanicsville, VA

8d•$34 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Progressive Care (Step down) Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, acting as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units, determining the priority of the patient’s problems and needs, developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes, and ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. The Pre/Post Cardiac Cath Step Down Unit is a dynamic stepdown environment dedicated to the cardiac patient population. In collaboration with the Cardiac Cath Lab, IVCU cares for the pre/post cath, ablation, pacemaker, and TAVR patient population. RNs are supported through telemetry and ACLS certifications.

Requirements

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
1 year of RN experience
BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care, ACLS required within 6 months of hire)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science Nursing
6 months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness
Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department
Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization’s policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned