Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Telemetry and Cardiovascular Surgery

Advocate Health•Grafton, ND

4d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills to help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care. The role is on an 18-bed cardiac telemetry and cardiovascular surgery inpatient unit caring for patients with cardiac conditions and patients recovering from cardiovascular surgery. Nurses develop expertise in telemetry, cardiac assessment, postoperative care, and complex medical-surgical nursing, working closely with physicians and other care team members to support safe patient recovery. The position is full-time at 0.9 FTE, 36 hours per week, with a night schedule of 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. It includes an every-third-weekend rotation and a 50% holiday rotation requirement.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required within 6 months.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 1 year of hire.
Ability to safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures, and ability to operate equipment foot controls.
Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.
Ability to meet the role’s physical requirements, including frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and twisting.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
Help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care.
Care for patients with cardiac conditions and those recovering from cardiovascular surgery.
Collaborate with physicians and other members of the care team to support patients’ safe recovery.