Registered Nurse Heart Holding FT Rotating

Baptist Health • Homewood, AL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse for Heart Holdings cares for patients before and after cardiac procedures, including catheterizations, pacemaker placements, and stent placements. The role involves preparing patients for procedures and providing recovery care. The nurse administers care in a hospital or inpatient setting for patients with advanced illnesses or injuries who require timely, complex care and continuous nursing vigilance to stabilize and support their medical condition.

The role requires advanced assessment and clinical skills, monitoring and adjusting specialized equipment, responding to emergencies, developing and revising individualized care plans, and coordinating care with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams. Nurses may serve as preceptors, charge nurses, unit educators, or nurse clinicians, and contribute to professional development and quality improvement.

Specialized Registered Nurses who are trained as ECMO Specialists may provide extracorporeal life support services. These specialists operate and monitor ECMO equipment and circuits, administer ordered medications and blood products through the circuit, manage ECLS during transport, maintain continuous coverage, and respond to emergencies in collaboration with physicians, perfusionists, and other care team members.

The position is described as a rotating shift: 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at least two days per week out of three, and one late shift from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital states that its benefits begin on day one.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• One year of experience required unless approved by an AVP level or above.
• Maintain a current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• Meet Baptist Health and unit/department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, or TNCC certification is required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex nursing care for patients requiring high-intensity interventions and continuous vigilance.
• Use assessment data to anticipate and respond to changing patient conditions and take timely, evidence-based action.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment, and interpret and document electronic displays and patient monitoring data.
• Respond to life-threatening situations according to nursing standards and protocols; recognize serious conditions and notify a physician or initiate emergency measures.
• Assess patient needs, develop or revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
• Advocate for patients and families and provide compassionate, therapeutic care.
• Provide age-appropriate care based on patients’ developmental and clinical needs.
• Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician as assigned.
• Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage care.
• Coordinate care for a defined group of patients and delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ qualifications.
• Document assessments, education, medications, treatments, and patient safety in accordance with regulatory and documentation standards.
• Maintain competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient care equipment.
• Prioritize care according to evidence-based standards and practice effective problem identification and resolution.
• Communicate patient condition and unit concerns to healthcare team members.
• Support the transition and development of new team members and students in collaboration with nursing leadership and the education department.
• Maintain punctual attendance and comply with Baptist Health policies and procedures.
• For qualified ECMO Specialists, provide scheduled, unscheduled, and emergency ECLS services in the hospital setting.
• Operate ECMO equipment under physician/perfusion provider direction; monitor and optimize the ECMO circuit and related equipment.
• Administer ordered blood products and medications through the ECMO circuit and manage equipment connected in-line with the circuit.
• Manage ECLS during transport, ensure continuous ECLS coverage, and attend mandatory quarterly simulations.
• Maintain ECMO/perfusion equipment and supplies and provide relevant information to a supervisor/director in coordination with biomedical staff or vendors.
• Provide nursing resource support to the CVICU or other areas as directed when not providing ECLS services.
• Participate in or lead nursing practice and performance-improvement committees, peer review, mentoring, and coaching.
• Use supplies efficiently, maintain a clean and safe work area, attend staff development and meetings, and pursue professional development and continuing education.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with matching
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (up to five weeks to start)
• Life insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care, including childcare, elder care, and pet care
• Educational benefits, including tuition reimbursement and monthly payments to help pay down graduated school debt

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed