RN - Cardiac Step Down

Presbyterian System Services • Albuquerque, NM

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 38-bed Cardiac Step Down unit. The unit provides specialized, patient-focused care to people requiring telemetry monitoring for cardiovascular disorders, including cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure, as well as patients recovering from myocardial infarction, coronary intervention, pacemaker implantation, and electrophysiology procedures. Approximately half of the unit’s patients require regular progressive-care services. Care is delivered collaboratively through a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary approach, with personalized discharge planning to address patients’ outpatient needs.

Applications are welcome from new graduates and experienced RNs. New graduates can participate in a mandatory nurse residency program featuring monthly seminars, peer-to-peer debriefing, support groups and mentoring, and rounding. The position is full-time, with a 0.90 FTE, and works 12-hour night shifts.

Requirements

• Associate degree from an accredited academic nursing program; a degree from an accredited academic nursing program is preferred.
• Registered Nurse credential and a New Mexico or Compact State nursing license.
• BLS certification required at the time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized, patient-focused nursing care to patients on the Cardiac Step Down unit.
• Care for patients requiring telemetry monitoring for cardiovascular disorders, including arrhythmias and heart failure.
• Care for patients recovering from myocardial infarction, coronary intervention, pacemaker implantation, and electrophysiology procedures.
• Provide care through a collaborative, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach.
• Support personalized discharge planning to address patients’ outpatient needs.

Benefits

• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Scholarship opportunities
• Staff safety wearable badge for discreetly calling for help
• Differentials for night and weekend shifts, higher education, certifications, and eligible lead roles
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• Employee wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, and wellness challenges

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree