Registered Nurse RN - CVICU - Full-time, Days

Texas Health•Fort Worth, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at Texas Health Fort Worth provides nursing care to cardiovascular surgical patients, whose procedures range from peripheral vascular surgery to complex open-heart surgery. The department is a 25-bed, high-acuity, high-volume unit with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2, located in a 922-bed Level I Trauma Center and MAGNET facility with a Comprehensive Cardiac Center. The team emphasizes high-performing staff, critical thinking, patient care quality, and nursing education, research, and innovation. Self-scheduling supports work-life balance, and educational and career growth opportunities are available, alongside an engaged leadership team and a strong Unit Based Council. This is a full-time position working 36 hours per week in three 12-hour day shifts. The RN delivers care using the Nursing Process, incorporates age-specific safety and infection-control measures, responds to patients’ and significant others’ information needs, and maintains continuity of care across shifts, hospitals, and out-of-hospital transfers.

Requirements

Nursing diploma, associate degree, or diploma in nursing required; a BSN is preferred.
Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency.
Current RN or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.
BCLS certification before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
ACLS certification within 90 days of hire.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training within 90 days of hire.
One year of experience as a registered nurse or completion of an RN residency program.
Demonstrated confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
Positive, customer-focused attitude toward patients.
Strong work ethic and high level of professionalism.
Basic computer skills using medical management application systems.

Nice To Haves

BSN.
Current ICU and PCU experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care using the Nursing Process: assess patients, plan care, intervene as appropriate, and evaluate intervention effectiveness.
Incorporate age-specific safety and infection-control measures into patient care.
Initiate action to meet patients’ and significant others’ needs for information.
Maintain continuity of patient care between shifts and hospitals and while expediting out-of-hospital transfers.
Support high-quality patient care through nursing education, nursing research, and innovations in nursing practice.