REGISTERED NURSE - CARDIAC TELEMETRY UNIT
About The Position
The Registered Nurse Team Lead on Aspirus Wausau Hospital’s Cardiac Telemetry Unit supports Aspirus’s philosophy, policies, and procedures while helping foster a professional practice and healthy work environment. Working collaboratively with formal leadership, the role provides leadership to multidisciplinary teams, builds effective physician relationships, and helps coordinate registered nurses and other healthcare providers in the department. The position also participates in direct patient care and helps ensure the resources needed to provide safe, high-quality care. The unit cares for critically ill patients who need close monitoring and advanced nursing care, including patients recovering from heart, vascular, or lung procedures and surgeries. Nurses provide evidence-based care to patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring. Common diagnoses include acute coronary syndrome, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, hypertensive urgency, myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, pneumothorax, pulmonary embolus, pulmonary emphysema, pulmonary hypertension, and valvular regurgitation. The position is based at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin. The posting offers full-time or 0.75 FTE, with 60 hours per pay period, and 12-hour night shifts. The schedule includes every third weekend and a holiday rotation. Flexible scheduling options and seniority-related scheduling perks are also noted.
Requirements
- Associate degree in nursing required.
- At least four years of experience as a practicing registered nurse, including two years in a charge nurse role or relevant experience.
- Active Wisconsin and/or Michigan registered nurse license.
- Current CPR certification; acceptable programs include the American Heart Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider course or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Program with AED.
- Maintain CPR training through independent study, manikin practice, and knowledge testing, as required for identified clinical job codes.
- Credentials listed as essential: CPR or BLS, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Registered Nurse License.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Certification in the specialty desired.
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring.
- Participate in direct patient care for critically ill patients requiring close monitoring and advanced nursing care.
- Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams and develop effective physician relationships.
- Coordinate registered nurses and other healthcare providers within the department.
- Collaborate with formal leadership to oversee department functioning.
- Help ensure appropriate resources are available to provide safe, high-quality patient care.
- Support Aspirus’s philosophy, policies, and procedures and contribute to a professional practice and healthy work environment.
Benefits
- Full benefits packages available for part-time and full-time status.
- PTO accrual from day one.
- Generous retirement plan with match available.
- Wellness program for employees and their families.
- Flexible scheduling options.
- Seniority scheduling perks, including preferred shifts, different weekend trade opportunities, and an every-fourth-weekend rotation after five years of service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
