Registered Nurse – Cardiac ICU

Role Overview: Provides comprehensive inpatient nursing care in a specialized Cardiac ICU unit, focusing on patients recovering from cardiac surgeries and critical conditions. Responsible for assessing, planning, and delivering patient care, including treatments, medications, and diagnostics, while promoting safety and patient satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families throughout care.
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including education, discharge planning, and family support.
• Provide direct care, administer treatments, and evaluate patient responses to interventions.
• Collaborate proactively with physicians, interdisciplinary team members, and ancillary staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and participate in evidence-based practice decisions.
• Engage in quality improvement, safety initiatives, and team goals to enhance patient care and departmental performance.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Graduate from a nursing specialty training program.
• Ability to perform assessments, coordinate care, and utilize critical thinking in a high-acuity environment.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Work Environment & Benefits: Clinical setting with emphasis on patient safety and quality. Benefits include comprehensive health plans, flexible savings accounts, life insurance, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, and professional growth opportunities. The role involves a full-time schedule with day/night rotations and every other weekend and holiday shifts.