RN Weekend Cardiovascular ICU FT Days

Baptist Healthcare System•New Albany, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Baptist Health Floyd is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse for its Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVU). This is a 36-hour-per-week, day-shift position working weekends plus one weekday, with premium pay for weekend-only work shifts. The role is benefit eligible, and experienced external applicants may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. New graduate RNs are welcome. The Cardiac ICU RN is responsible and accountable for comprehensive direct nursing care from patient admission through discharge. As an on-shift team member, the RN provides patient care to meet the needs of patients, families, and coworkers. The CVU specializes in caring for open-heart surgery patients and uses a universal bed model. The team provides care across the patient journey, including pre-operative teaching, open-heart recovery, cardiac ICU care, and discharge teaching. The unit also cares for general ICU patients, complex cardiology patients, patients requiring devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps and Impellas, and patients requiring cooling after cardiac arrest. Baptist Health Floyd is a Pathway to Excellence-designated organization. The facility is located at 1850 State Street, New Albany, Indiana, approximately 10 minutes from downtown Louisville.

Requirements

Current Indiana or compact-state RN license.
BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.
ACLS certification within 12 months of hire.
NIH Stroke Scale certification within 10 weeks of hire.

Nice To Haves

Experienced external applicants may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive direct nursing care from patient admission through discharge.
Function as an on-shift team member providing direct patient care to meet the needs of patients, families, and coworkers.
Care for open-heart surgery patients across pre-operative teaching, recovery, cardiac ICU care, and discharge teaching.
Provide care for general ICU patients, complex cardiology patients, patients requiring cardiac devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps and Impellas, and patients requiring cooling after cardiac arrest.