Registered Nurse - Coronary Care ICU
About The Position
The Registered RN is a professional caregiver and member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame and supervises and provides care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self. The role follows established policies and procedures, communicates openly with internal customers and supervisors, provides excellent customer service when interacting with staff, management, and physicians, and applies Cooper core values. Other duties may be required. The Coronary Care Unit is a 12-bed cardiac intensive care unit caring for complex cardiac critical care patients, including patients receiving structural heart procedures such as TAVR, patients before cardiac surgery, and patients with advanced heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and other critical cardiac disease processes. CCU nurses receive specialized training to care for critical care cardiac patients.
Requirements
- Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing.
- Current New Jersey Registered Nurse (NJ-RN) license.
- Current American Heart Association BLS Certification (Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers).
Nice To Haves
- A minimum of one year or more of acute care experience in an inpatient setting is preferred.
- Certain specialties may require advanced certification, such as ACLS, NALS, or PALS.
Responsibilities
- Assume responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame.
- Supervise and provide patient care using the nursing process, including the therapeutic use of self.
- Follow established policies and procedures.
- Communicate openly with internal customers and supervisors.
- Provide customer service when interacting with staff, management, and physicians.
- Apply Cooper core values.
- Perform other duties as required.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
