REGISTERED NURSE (RN), FH - 3W - CARDIAC PROGRESSIVE CARE - NIGHTS (2002016039)

Froedtert Health•MILWAUKEE, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the 3W Cardiac Progressive Care unit at Froedtert Hospital is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an identified group of patients in an inpatient environment. The role requires competency in providing care primarily to adult patients. The position is 0.9 FTE and works night shifts, three shifts per week from 1900 to 0730. Weekend shifts are Friday and Saturday, and holidays are rotated, with three holiday shifts per year. The role requires professional nursing knowledge and practice sufficient for eligibility for Registered Nurse licensure, along with clinical competence and experience caring for the patient populations specific to the employment area. A Wisconsin RN license or a multistate nursing license from a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state is required. AHA Basic Life Support (BLS), or an approved equivalent, is required within 90 days of hire; AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or an approved equivalent, is required within one year of hire. RNs without a BSN or higher nursing degree and with less than one year of RN experience must provide proof of acceptance into an accredited BSN-or-higher nursing program within 15 months of hire or transfer into a Graduate Nurse or Registered Nurse role and complete the program within five years of enrollment, subject to the stated exceptions and alternative nursing-degree pathways. A bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. Froedtert Health describes opportunities for career growth, including career pathways, tuition assistance, CEU opportunities, and an academic partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin. The Froedtert & MCW regional health network supports patient care, innovation, medical research, and education and operates an academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma center.

Requirements

Clinical competence and experience in the care and management of patient populations specific to the area of employment.
Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice normally acquired through completion of education at an accredited School of Nursing sufficient for eligibility for Registered Nurse licensure.
Current Wisconsin Registered Nurse license or a multistate nursing license from a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider or an AHA-approved equivalent, required within 90 days of hire.
AHA HeartCode Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for healthcare providers or an AHA-approved equivalent, required within one year of hire.
Newly hired or transferred RNs without a BSN or higher nursing degree and with less than one year of RN experience must provide proof of acceptance into an accredited BSN-or-higher nursing program within 15 months of hire or transfer and complete it within five years of enrollment, subject to the stated exceptions and alternative nursing-degree pathways.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Assess nursing needs of an identified group of inpatient patients.
Plan nursing care for an identified group of patients.
Implement nursing care for an identified group of patients.
Evaluate nursing care for an identified group of patients.
Demonstrate competency in delivering care to a primarily adult patient population.