Registered Nurse (RN) - CVICU

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Concord, NC

1d•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 role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication to help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is in a 14-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit caring for critically ill patients following complex cardiovascular surgeries and patients with severe cardiac conditions requiring advanced hemodynamic support. Nurses in this specialized environment manage vasoactive medications, mechanical circulatory support devices, and ventilator therapy while collaborating with cardiothoracic surgeons, intensivists, and a multidisciplinary team. The unit promotes professional governance, clinical ladder advancement, professional certification, continuing education, teamwork, and clinical innovation.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
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 skillfully to support patients and the care team.
Help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
Care for critically ill cardiovascular patients, including patients after complex cardiovascular surgeries and those requiring advanced hemodynamic support.
Collaborate with cardiothoracic surgeons, intensivists, and the multidisciplinary team.

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.
Career development programs.
Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on teammate status.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.