Registered Nurse RN - Critical Care CVICU
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at Corpus Christi Medical Center - The Heart Hospital delivers high-acuity, patient-centered care to critically ill cardiovascular patients, including people recovering from open-heart surgery, thoracotomies, and vascular procedures. The RN uses clinical judgment and advanced medical technology to help stabilize patients and provide evidence-based interventions. The role works closely with cardiovascular surgeons and the hospital’s cardiac services, including cardiovascular surgery, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac rehabilitation. The RN coordinates individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care in collaboration with medical providers and other members of the care team. The RN advocates for patients and their families, documents and delivers ordered care, provides education to support understanding and future self-management, and contributes to continuous improvement and quality outcomes. The work schedule is three days per week, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., with rotating weekends.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited diploma, associate, or baccalaureate registered nursing program.
- Current Registered Nurse license in Texas or a Multi-State Compact License. Employees holding a compact RN license must obtain a Texas RN license within 90 days of hire.
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications issued by the American Heart Association.
- At least 1 year of clinical critical care or ICU experience as a licensed RN in a hospital.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
- Cardiovascular (CV) experience highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
- Document the administration of care accurately, thoroughly, and in a timely manner in the patient medical record.
- Teach patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
- Explain complex medical terminology in a way patients, families, and caregivers can understand.
- Educate patients and caregivers about non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and lifestyle changes.
- Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.
- Use evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver holistic treatment plans that promote and support recovery.
- Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers while providing individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Paid time off and 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
- Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and 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
