RN Cardiac Progressive Care
About The Position
The 4th floor (4NS) is a cardiac progressive care unit with 36 beds. Patients require telemetry monitoring and are hemodynamically stable adults (18+) requiring monitoring every four hours. The unit can also accommodate pediatric patients (14+) in a private room with a guardian present. Common diagnoses include cardiac intervention, pre-CABG, arrhythmias, blood pressure abnormalities, congestive heart failure, substance abuse, and general medical patients. The unit manages medication drips such as antiarrhythmic medications, IV nitroglycerin, heparin, non-titrating dopamine, and IV inotropic (excluding levophed, neosynephrine, or labetalol). The unit does not manage ventilators or heated high-flow oxygen modalities. The 4th floor is a fast-paced, high-energy environment that thrives on teamwork, kindness, and respect. It provides a supportive yet structured environment to help team members grow in their careers. Family is included in patient care and decision-making.
Requirements
- Associates in Nursing Required
- Bachelors in Nursing Required within 5 years
- Graduates from a non-accredited school of nursing must have at least one year of acute care experience or at least two years of experience in a licensed health care role and must have successfully passed the NCLEX licensure examination.
- MI Registered Nurse (RN) Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from one of the following organizations - American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Canadian Heart and Stroke Required upon hire
- AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Required within 6 months
Nice To Haves
- Specialty Certification highly recommended within 2 years
Responsibilities
- Utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge.
- Provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell Health policies and procedures.
- Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.
- Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.
- Develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
- Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
