Registered Nurse RN - Heart Failure Intermediate Care Unit - Full-Time Nights

Registered Nurse

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About the Role:

Woody Stewart Heart Failure is a 24 bed Intermediate Care Unit. Our patients consist of LVAD patients, patients with a low EF, heart failure patients that need IV diuretics (Lasix drips and Bumex) and Cardiac drips. The majority of patients have PA catheters that require CVP monitoring. Patients are monitored with bedside and central nurses' station continuous cardiac monitoring. Telemetry monitoring is provided by the Central Monitoring Unit. Early ambulation and strict I's and O's are a part of every patient's treatment plan as both are very important with heart failure patients. Patients admitted or transferred to this area are assessed, educated, monitored, cared for and treated. Education is a big part of what we do. Heart Failure doesn't just go away so we educate each patient on how to adjust to a life with heart failure.

Patients on this unit include:

• Hemodynamically stable heart failure patients with pulmonary artery (PA) catheter or CVP monitoring
• Patients with acute decompensated heart failure without shock
• Acute decompensated heart failure patients with stable respiration on chronic bipap or acute need for bipap
• Pre and post cardiac catheterization patients
• Pre and Post cardiac intervention patients, including pacemaker insertions and ICD implantations. Interventional peripheral and renal angioplasty patients requiring sheath care and removal
• Patients who have a Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD) and are hemodynamically stable. (LVAD) post-implantation surgical patients
• Patients with a venous or arterial sheath requiring care, monitoring and removal
• Pre-op open-heart surgical patients
• Patients receiving treatment of cardiac arrhythmia and hypotension including critical drips such as antiarrhythmic medications, and vasopressors
• Patients receiving pre and post electrophysiology procedure care

Experienced RNs, join our team in an acute care setting and receive up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus!

• Up to $15,000 bonus based on experience
• Competitive salary & benefits
• Career growth opportunities
• Relocation assistance available (over 50-mile radius)

We value your expertise and are here to support your success. Apply now and advance your nursing career with us!

Bonus and relocation terms apply.

Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Participates as a member on PNGC councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate. Actively participates on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team. For the new graduate clinical RN: focuses primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients. Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
• Educational Requirements: Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required
• Minimum Experience: At least 1 year of RN experience – Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire

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