Registered Nurse- Klarman 8- Cardiac Intermediate Care- 36hr Rotating
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse II provides direct nursing care to patients and families, using the nursing process to assess needs, develop and implement care plans, and evaluate outcomes. The role is in Klarman 8, a 32-bed cardiac intermediate-care unit focused on advanced heart failure therapies. Its patients include people with decompensated heart failure, complex arrhythmias, myocardial infarctions, and post-procedural needs, including after structural heart procedures, PCI, and electrophysiology procedures. The unit also cares for patients requiring inotropic medications, LVADs, pulmonary artery catheters, and pericardial drains. The nurse coordinates patient care, directs assistive personnel, collaborates with other health professionals, communicates with patients and families, and advocates for patients. Nurses receive staged workshops during their first year and annual training thereafter. The unit’s leadership team supports teamwork and professional development. Training, evaluation, and competencies are overseen by a Nurse Leader.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license required.
- Basic Life Support certificate required.
- 1–3 years of related work experience.
- Basic familiarity with computers and ability to navigate web-based applications at a basic level.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English and converse in English with staff, patients, families, and external customers.
- Competence to provide patient care to neonatal patients from birth to 6 months, young adults aged 16–30, middle-aged adults aged 30–60, and elderly patients aged 60 and older.
Nice To Haves
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
- Experience in a teaching hospital.
- Expertise in a specialty area.
Responsibilities
- Assess the healthcare needs of individuals or groups; formulate, implement, and evaluate care plans.
- Provide direct patient care and make nursing judgments by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience.
- Coordinate patient care and direct assistive personnel to support safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient-centered care.
- Identify resources needed to implement care plans and remain aware of environmental factors affecting patients and families.
- Collaborate with other health professionals to determine patients’ and families’ healthcare needs.
- Build respectful, trusting relationships with patients and families, communicate effectively, and act as a patient advocate.
- Maintain annual mandatory education, emergency skills, and unit-based competencies.
- Identify professional development needs with the unit-based educator or clinical nurse specialist and participate in professional development activities.
- May participate in quality improvement activities.
- Remain accountable for nursing practice and patient safety, and demonstrate commitment to patients, staff, and the medical center.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
