RN-CVOR Day Shift

Position: RN-CVOR - Full Time - Day Shift
Location: East St. Louis

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MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand Worker Type:

Regular Job Highlights:

Sign-on Bonus:
Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!

Schedule Options:
Full Time, Part Time, Weekend Option & PRN available

Schedule Time Options: 10-hour day shifts available.

Benefits:
Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:

Getting paid every day!

Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year

Paid maternity & paternity coverage

Adoption assistance

Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer matching plans

Long & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)
* Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply.#Core Hire Job

Summary:

Uses the nursing process in care delivery and provides nursing leadership for other patient care personnel. Circulates independently on complex cases to include cardiovascular and thoracic cases.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Provides care for the perioperative patient by completing a comprehensive preoperative assessment, planning, and implementing individualized nursing interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of care and modifying interventions as needed. Prioritizes multiple complex patient and physician needs to delegate and coordinate the care provided by the surgical team to maximize patient outcomes. Coordinates patient care assignments to personnel supervised, considering staff competencies, patient population, equipment used, patient condition, environmental factors, infection control, safety factors, and availability of direct/indirect supervision.

Communicates with patients, staff and physicians to anticipate needs and develop and implement actions to be taken in response to complaints related to patient care processes. Maintains and enhances professional clinical skills by seeking out learning situations and remaining knowledgeable of current advances in cardiovascular, thoracic and multiple surgical specialty nursing techniques and technologies. Serves as a consultant to personnel in area(s) of nursing expertise.

Teaches and mentors other less-experienced nurses and technicians. Demonstrates advanced clinical judgment as evidenced by knowledge of complex nursing interventions required in cardiovascular and thoracic and multiple surgical specialty areas. Initiates actions that work to improve processes within the department. Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department‘s scope of service.

Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE Two years’ advanced surgical experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant use of speech to share information through oral  standing and walking.

Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing lbs.

Occasional lifting/moving of  bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

Occasional driving.

Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of

Work Location:

Illinois

Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

And

Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of

Work Location:

Missouri

Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS…