RN Cardiac Unit

CommonSpirit Health • Westminster, CO

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About The Position

The RN works on 4 West, a 30-bed Cardiac/Medical unit at St. Anthony North Hospital. The unit cares for patients with chest pain, STEMI, NSTEMI, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and other medical conditions. It manages non-titratable cardiac drips and often receives patients from the Cath lab after procedures such as cardiac or peripheral stent placement, pacemaker insertion, and cardioversion. The team emphasizes collaboration and offers opportunities for professional development and learning in a fast-paced environment.

The RN facilitates communication and collaboration among the healthcare team, patients, and families to address patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The role promotes patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, adherence to care standards and the State Nurse Practice Act, and accountability for relationship-based care and the organization’s mission.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing, nursing diploma, or RN licensure by endorsement.
• RN license in the state of employment.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
• American Heart Association ACLS certification within 6 months of hire or internal transfer.
• American Heart Association NIHSS certification within 6 months of hire or internal transfer.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• One year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, and review of medical records and clinical data.
• Evaluate patients’ responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
• Develop and implement patient plans of care and observe outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and in accordance with nursing standards.
• Perform therapeutic and diagnostic interventions, including IVs, incision and wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collection.
• Maintain patient charts and records thoroughly and confidentially.
• Document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
• Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect each patient’s health, safety, and rights.
• Assess patient and family readiness, needs, and ability to learn; provide education and evaluate its effectiveness.

What This Job Offers

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