Registered Nurse – Heart Failure Coordinator

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values—integrity, patient‑centered, respect, accountability, and compassion—must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Works Under The Supervision Of The Nurse Manager/Clinical Coordinator.

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and supervise individual patient care on a nursing unit/department according to unit policies and procedures.
• Provide supervision of non‑RN personnel on the assigned unit.
• When assuming the charge role, delegate and supervise unit activities.
• May be required to work on other nursing units according to the distribution of staff and patients.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested in order to maintain a high level of service.
• Assess the patient’s physical and psychosocial condition on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care.
• Develop, communicate, and document a plan of care reflecting individualized patient problems and interventions to achieve desired outcomes, involving the patient, family, and healthcare team in the process.
• Implement and coordinate the plan of care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care, patient response to care, and readiness for discharge; revise the plan as needed and make referrals where indicated.
• Plan education after assessing the individual learning needs and readiness of the patient and family; provide educational opportunities and document outcomes.
• Act as a preceptor to new staff.
• Act as a charge nurse.
• Meet performance expectations for customer service, teamwork, resource utilization, and staff and self‑development as outlined in the performance review.
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed to ensure smooth operation of the department/unit.
• Demonstrate competency and skill in the care of the neuro patient, including neuro assessment, airway management, trached patient care, assistance to physicians during special neuro procedures, and care of patients on a ventilator.
• Use equipment and care techniques for patients with a halo brace, tracheostomy suctioning, and the Tia teaching program.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred.
• Current BCLS certification (must be obtained within one month of hire).
• Licensed and currently registered nurse in the State of Connecticut; clinical specialty certification highly encouraged.
• Experience:
  
  Registered Nurse foundational job description; all RNs are encouraged to advance through the SPIRE clinical advancement program.
• Accountable to practice within the scope and standards of practice within the Nurse Practice Act of their state and YNHHS standards of professional behavior.

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
• Paid time off and flexible scheduling options.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• Employee wellness initiatives and support programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity/affirmative action/disability/veteran applicants welcome.

Heart and Vascular Cardiac ICU (5‑1 SP):
The Cardiac ICU is a fast paced, high acuity, 14‑bed, critical care unit that cares for adult patients with complex cardiac, medical diagnoses such as myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, unstable arrhythmias, and heart failure. Our patients are treated with medical and interventional management. Nursing staff are trained in advanced heart failure management, including short‑ and long‑term mechanical circulatory support (intra‑aortic balloon pumps, Impella catheters, and LVADs) and evaluation for advanced therapies and transplantation.

RN‑HVC Cardiothoracic ICU (CTICU/WP3):
Cardiothoracic ICU is an 18‑bed cardiac surgery unit, specializing in care for complex post‑operative CABG, valve replacements, aortic dissection repairs, heart transplants and LVAD implantation. This is also the only unit in YNHH health system that cares for patients requiring ECMO (VV or VA). Additional devices may include IABP, Impella/VADs, and/or CRRT. Nurses will be trained to devices based on previous experience and progression of skills, expectations and critical thinking.

HVC Cardiovascular ICU and Stepdown (5‑4 SP):
The Cardiovascular ICU and Stepdown is a 14‑bed hybrid unit consisting of 8 ICU and 6 stepdown beds. We specialize in caring for patients post complex vascular surgery, such as aortic repairs, and post cardiac surgery patients such as CABG and valve replacements in our ICU beds. In the stepdown beds we care for patients with a variety of complex heart and vascular diagnoses.