Registered Nurse (RN)-Cardiac Care-Full Time Days

Start the day excited to make a

difference…end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

• Commitment to Care Bonus

potential for qualifying external candidates

Job Summary :

The Level II Competent Registered

Nurse is clinically able to care for patients. The Level II MWHC

nurse demonstrates the ability to collaborate with the healthcare

team to improve the quality of care in the designated clinical area

by incorporating research and implementing evidenced-based

knowledge into practice. The Level II Competent Registered Nurse

assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional

nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and

patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The RN is

responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing

process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and

evaluation.

Cardiac Care (3 North) is a 32-Bed unit

designed for patients who require close cardiac telemetry

monitoring. The patient populations in our community that we serve

are before and after a variety of cardiac procedures (cardiac

catheterization, pacemaker placement / upgrade, AICD placement,

ablations, and Watchman procedures), congestive heart failure and

cardiac arrhythmias. Cardiac Care nurses are specially trained to

interpret EKGs, vital signs, and maintain antiarrhythmic drips to

provide immediate cardiac interventions and medical care. Our

fast-paced unit takes pride in providing excellent patient care

through collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team and unit

comradery!

Practice Standards for a Level II Registered Nurse :

In the

MWHC Practice Standards, a Level II Registered Nurse is outlined in

the following areas of :

Exemplary

Professional Practice Standards

Structural

Empowerment Practice Standards

Transformational Leadership Practice Standards

New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvement

Practice Standards

Essential Functions & Responsibilities :

Direct and

coordinate nursing care, including oversight of licensed and

unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated tasks using the

nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork to achieve desired

patient outcomes.

Coordinate involvement of

the patient, family and health team members in patient care,

including patient / family teaching and discharge planning.

Communicate and coordinate the plan of care

and other pertinent information to / from other health care team

members.

Assist Leadership to define

standards of excellence for patient care; participate in

improvement of patient care services.

Participate in, contribute to and integrate performance improvement

into care delivery and participate in quality improvement

activities.

Participate in orientation of new

permanent and temporary staff members.

Act as

point of contact on hospital and departmental policies and

procedures to nurses and other health team members.

Participate in daily operational activities

necessary for safe patient / staff environment.

Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs.

Participate in unit, departmental and

hospital committees for formulation of nursing and hospital

policies and procedures.

Ability to complete

physical assessments; identify potential clinical issue and

emergent situations. Must be detail oriented.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as a

Registered Nurse.

Minimum one year of Cardiac

Critical Care experience preferred.

Valid RN

License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.

AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire

AHA ACLS Provider required within 6 months

As an EOE / AA

employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment

practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex,

sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran

or disability status.