RN - Cardiac Step Down

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • New York, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian Healthcare Services is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 38-bed Cardiac Step Down unit. The unit provides patient-focused, specialized care to patients who need telemetry monitoring for cardiovascular disorders, including cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. Patients recovering from myocardial infarction, coronary intervention, pacemaker implantation, and electrophysiology procedures are also cared for on the unit. Approximately half of the unit's patients are regular progressive-care patients.

The Cardiac Progressive Unit delivers quality care through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach. Nurses provide comprehensive professional care during inpatient stays and contribute to personalized discharge planning to address patients' outpatient needs.

This is a full-time, 0.90 FTE, non-exempt position working 12-hour day shifts at 1100 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Requirements

• Associate degree minimum; a degree from an accredited academic nursing program is preferred.
• Registered Nurse license for New Mexico or a compact-state nursing license.
• BLS certification required at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Degree from an accredited academic nursing program.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized, patient-focused care to patients requiring telemetry monitoring for cardiovascular disorders, including cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.
• Care for patients recovering from myocardial infarction, coronary intervention, pacemaker implantation, and electrophysiology procedures.
• Provide comprehensive professional care during patients' inpatient stays using a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach.
• Participate in personalized discharge planning to meet patients' outpatient needs.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement and scholarship opportunities.
• Staff Safety wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern.
• Shift differentials for night and weekend shifts, and differentials for higher education, certifications, and various lead roles, for eligible positions.
• Malpractice liability insurance.
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Wellness program with 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
• Education Level: Associate degree