Charge Nurse - Cardiac Step Down

Charge RN Cardiac Step Down Unit

Location: Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $42.69 Maximum Offer $56.55

Job Summary: Presbyterian is seeking a skilled Charge RN for their Cardiac Step Down Unit.

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 0.90 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights

Responsibilities: Presbyterian is looking for a Charge RN for our Cardiac Step Down unit. This unit is comprised of a 38-bed unit committed to the health of our patients by providing the highest level of care using a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. The unit provides patient-focused, specialized care to patients requiring telemetry monitoring for various 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 this unit. Our unit also has approximately 50% regular progressive care-type patients. Cardiac Progressive Unit provides quality care to all its patient populations through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach. Comprehensive, professional patient care is provided during the inpatient stay, followed by personalized discharge planning to meet outpatient needs.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum One year of nursing experience required
• Associate Degree in Nursing minimum from an accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)
• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License
• BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire
• ACLS

Specialty Certifications: Specialty Certifications in area of practice preferred

• CDS Inpatient
• Progressive and Critical Care Units: ACLS
• Emergency Departments: ACLS, PALS
• Pediatrics / PICU: PALS
• Newborn Nursery / Mother-Baby Care / NICU: NRP
• Family Birthing Center: NRP and Fetal Monitoring; permanent charge requires ACLS in addition to others
• Pre-op / Operating Room / PACU: ACLS, PALS
• Oncology Chemotherapy certification

Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

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