RN - Cardiac Care

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift: Night Shift

Description:

An Opportunity to Join our Remarkable Care Team! Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, one of the nation's top health care services providers, spanning five counties in Southeast Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 5 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers. SJMHS is part of Trinity Health a national Catholic health system with an enduring legacy and a steadfast mission to be a transforming and healing presence within the communities we serve.

As a mission-driven innovative health organization, we will become the national leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve. We will be the most trusted health partner for life. Our Core Values, Reverence, Commitment to the Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity guide our behaviors to help us achieve our Vision.

6-East is a Cardiology unit, which consists of 26 Intermediate Carebeds and 6 Cardiac Intensive Care beds. The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) typically receives the critically ill cardiac patients, which would include patients having an ST elevation Myocardial Infraction, cardiogenic shock; post cardiac arrest requiring mechanical ventilation or therapeutic hypothermia. They also accept patients who require specialized equipment such as an Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) or a Swan Ganz catheter, and patients who are hemodynamically unstable and require IV pressors.

The CICU can also take the overflow patients from the Medical Intensive Care Unit or the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Provides quality patient centered care considering age specific, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs through competent clinical practice and application of the nursing process. Consistently integrates concepts of relationship based care into practice. Serves as a clinical and educational resource to others on the unit. Assumes accountability for nursing care of designated patients. Demonstrates unit/area-designated competencies.

Views patient holistically; considers physical, psychosocial, emotional, age specific, cultural and spiritual factors and demonstrates appropriate assessment skills for an identified patient population. Demonstrates critical thinking skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then responding to a patient situation. Implements corrective and/or creative interventions to achieve desired outcomes. Perseveres through barriers/obstacles to achieve the best possible outcomes for the patient. Develops implements, evaluates and revises an individualized plan of care using evidenced based interventions and standards of care, while actively involving the patient and family.

Identifies needs and begins to plan for care across the continuum. Identifies patient and family education needs. Develops and implements teaching plan based on existing standards, seeking out additional resources when necessary. Utilizes teach back methodology to assure patient and family is learning effectively. Identifies necessary resources to assure readiness for discharge and begins to develop plan in collaboration with other disciplines.

Participates effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary team by collaborating to achieve patient outcomes. Participates directly or indirectly in interdisciplinary rounds. Assures achievement of quality patient outcomes in collaboration with medical staff and health care team. Participates in unit/organizational quality and safety initiatives to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates awareness of potential hospital acquired conditions such as nosocomial…