Registered Nurse Progressive Care
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in a specialized Progressive Care Transplant & Advanced Heart Failure Unit, caring for liver and kidney transplant recipients and patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs). The unit provides care for medically complex patients during recovery and long-term management, requiring advanced clinical expertise, critical thinking, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Nurses work with transplant surgeons and coordinators, advanced practice providers, cardiologists, critical care teams, and other specialists. The role offers opportunities to develop specialized knowledge in transplant medicine, immunosuppressive therapies, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical circulatory support, and complex patient education. The position combines the complexity of critical care with the continuity and relationship-building of progressive care nursing. Nurses support patients through the physical and emotional challenges of transplantation and advanced heart failure therapies, and contribute to quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
- Associate degree.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Nice To Haves
- Compassionate, clinically curious, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Passion for caring for patients with highly specialized medical needs.
- Commitment to continuous learning and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for liver transplant, kidney transplant, and LVAD patients in a progressive care setting.
- Monitor and assess patients for signs of transplant rejection, infection, hemodynamic instability, and post-operative complications.
- Manage complex medication regimens, including immunosuppressive therapies, anticoagulation, and vasoactive medications as appropriate.
- Perform advanced assessments and intervene promptly when changes in patient condition occur.
- Care for patients requiring specialized monitoring and management of LVAD devices.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including transplant physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, dietitians, physical therapists, and case managers.
- Educate patients and families regarding transplant recovery, medication compliance, LVAD management, lifestyle modifications, and discharge planning.
- Support patients through the physical and emotional challenges associated with organ transplantation and advanced heart failure.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation using the electronic medical record.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice activities.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
- Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
- Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
