New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) – Dickson Heart Intensive Care Unit
About The Position
The New Graduate Registered Nurse will work in the Dickson Heart Intensive Care Unit (DHICU), a 20-bed, high-acuity cardiac ICU specializing in advanced cardiovascular care and invasive hemodynamic monitoring. The unit cares for patients with complex conditions such as STEMI, acute or end-stage heart failure, and cardiogenic shock. Patients may require advanced therapies, including LVAD or heart transplantation. Registered nurses in the DHICU care for critically ill cardiac patients and are trained to manage advanced mechanical circulatory support devices, including IABP, ECMO, Impella, and durable LVAD/RVAD systems. The unit emphasizes collaboration, evidence-based care, patient safety, and optimal clinical outcomes. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate communication, and nursing skills to support a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care.
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.
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.
- Communicate compassionately and use nursing skills to help create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum of care.
- Care for critically ill cardiac patients and manage advanced mechanical circulatory support devices.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus available to eligible applicants who have not received a company sign-on bonus for another role within the past 24 months.
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
