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Cardiovascular Recovery Room Position

Our Cardiovascular Recovery Room is a small unit within Meijer Heart Center, specializing in the recovery of cardiac/cardiothoracic surgery patients, for the first 24 hours after their surgery. We are a close-knit team trained in critical care. The day shift works with the patients as they come out of surgery, and the night shift helps the patient transition from our unit to either the ICU or a Progressive Care Unit.

Scope of Work

Taking care of nine patients per shift, critical care bedside responsibilities, including ambulating patients, monitoring patients vitals, blood sugar, responding to call lights for other needs, hygiene/bed bathing, wound and catheter care, EKG's, charting, transport to other units after recovery, sheath removals, and sometimes floated to other units to do safety sitter/1:1 shift.

Performs routine bedside nursing activities including: bathing and personal grooming of patients; ambulating, moving and turning patients; assisting patients with bedpans or urinary devices; making patient beds and caring for personal property.

Applies and changes sterile and non-sterile dressing using appropriate technique.

Keeps professional nursing staff advised of current patient status as well as changes in patient condition as they occur.

Assists in admitting, transferring and discharging patients.

Assists in pre-operative and post-operative care.

Orientation and Scheduling

This will require 11 weeks of training and being available for two weekdays Monday through Thursday, as well as rotational weekends which would be Friday & Saturday.

Qualifications

• Required High School Diploma or equivalent
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days
• Experience in direct patient care is preferred

How Corewell Health Cares for You

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status.

Primary Location: SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids

Department Name: Intensive Care Unit Cardiac Recovery 2 MHC Butterworth - Grand Rapids Hosp

Employment Type: Part time

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 20

Hours of Work: 7am-7:30pm

Days Worked: Variable between Monday - Saturday

Weekend Frequency: Variable weekends

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