Staff RN I - Cardiology Nights

Stamford Health • Stamford, CT

7h • $41 - $65 • Onsite

About The Position

Stamford Health is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its inpatient Cardiology unit on the night shift. The schedule is three 13-hour shifts, 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays.

The RN provides compassionate, personalized, person-centered care in alignment with Stamford Health’s Planetree philosophy. The role coordinates and delivers patient care using the Nursing Process and applicable standards of practice, supervises non-RN personnel, supports ancillary staff, and may take on charge or clinical coordinator duties. The nurse may also precept new staff or students.

The position requires collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team; assessment and documentation of patient needs and outcomes; patient and family education; safe medication and treatment administration; and participation in quality, safety, research, regulatory-readiness, and professional-development activities. The RN is expected to uphold hospital policies, patient confidentiality and rights, and a respectful, accountable, collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Valid Connecticut Registered Nurse license.
• BLS certification required.
• Maintain a minimum of 6 contact hours annually.
• Minimum of 2 years of previous experience in a similar position.

Nice To Haves

• BSN strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver patient care using the Nursing Process and established standards of practice within State and Federal guidelines.
• Supervise non-RN personnel and act as a resource for ancillary staff on the assigned unit.
• Supervise unit activities when assigned to a charge or clinical coordinator role.
• Precept new staff and/or students as requested.
• Provide direct patient care to a select group of patients and advocate on their behalf.
• Assess patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions throughout the continuum of care.
• Develop and communicate patient plans of care that reflect patient issues and interventions to achieve desired outcomes.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team to implement plans of care.
• Lead groups when scheduled and document daily group notes in patient charts; complete Activity Therapy Assessments and ongoing treatment plans when the Activities Therapist is absent.
• Educate patients and families based on assessed learning needs.
• Communicate effectively with healthcare team members and related departments about patient care.
• Maintain effective working relationships with peers, managers, and other team members, and promote respect, accountability, teamwork, integrity, and compassion.
• Protect patient confidentiality and privacy and disclose information only for professional purposes consistent with patients’ best interests and legal rights.
• Follow the five rights of patient safety when administering medications, blood or blood products, and treatments.
• Respond calmly and efficiently to crises and direct others concisely.
• Evaluate patient outcomes, plan-of-care effectiveness, and readiness for discharge or continuing care; revise plans and refer patients for additional services as indicated.
• Document pertinent information, observations, and all aspects of patient care clearly, concisely, and promptly, including Nursing Treatment Plans.
• Check emails during shifts, attend staff meetings, safety huddles, and IDT, and seek clarification when needed.
• Maintain equipment and use supplies safely and cost-effectively.
• Participate in performance-improvement, risk-management, clinical-research, evidence-based-practice, and regulatory-readiness activities.
• Support hospital-wide and unit-specific initiatives, including Planetree, Magnet, Stroke Certification, and Joint Certification.
• Participate in developing and implementing organizational goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Complete required ongoing training and education, including department-specific requirements, and take responsibility for professional development.
• Comply with attendance, staffing, rotation, dress-code, hospital, departmental, and external-agency requirements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans, including GLP-1 coverage options, available day one
• Wellness programs
• Paid Time Off accruals
• Tax-deferred annuity and 403(b) pension plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free on-site parking and train station shuttle
• Childcare partnership with Children’s Learning Center

What This Job Offers

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