Registered Nurse-Cardiac and Surgical Progressive Care Nights

Summary

mmary

Plans and implements professional nursing care for patients in accordance with hospital policies. Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assi

• o time:
  
  Assesses the patient and identifies patient car
• e needs
  
  Uses patient assessment information to organize appropriate patie
• nt care Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates patie
• nt care Facilitates a safe envi
• ronment
  
  Maintains required compe
• tencies
  
  Functions as charge nurse as a
• ssigned
  
  Maintains an accurate and relevant record of patie
• nt care Administers medication as ordered by ph
• ysician
  
  Recognizes life threatening situations and responds approp
• riately
  
  Establishes collaborative interdisciplinary relationships with other Health System staff and medica
• l staff
  
  Monitors the quality of care based on pre-established outcome-oriented ind
• icators
  
  Actively participates in cost containment and assists in accurate charging for patient s
• ervices
  
  Adjusts care based upon age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs of p
• atients
  
  Supports patients in the practice of their cultural and spiritual beliefs within limits of medical
• regimen
  
  Other duties as a

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of t

his job:
Education and Formal

• Training:
  
  Associates Degree in Nursing
• required
  
  Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• preferred
  
  Current licensure in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse or Compact state

licensure

Unit De

• scription:3
  
  PST (Patient Service Tower) is a 20-bed cardiac step-down unit with all priv
• ate rooms.
  
  Our patients include Adult and Geriatric
• patients,Our Care team consists of a team that provides safe quality care:
  Registered Nurses, Certified Nurse Assistants, Unit Clerks, Resource Nurses, Care Coordinators, Clinical Educator (CE) and Patient Care Mana
• ger (PCM).Our PCM and CE are available to support our clinical needs with access to education, resources, guidelines, and
• protocols.
  
  Our electronic medical recor
• d is EPIC.We offer flexible scheduling within schedule guidelines and Weeke

• Experience:
  
  Acute Cardia
• c Disorders Cardiac Dysrhythmia Requiring Drug Therapy
• /Adjustment Pre and Post Surgery Requiring Telemetry
• Monitoring Post

CT surgery Knowledge, Skills, and Abilit

• sonal skills
  
  Verbal and written ski
• lls required
  
  Demonstrates effective organizational and leade
• rship skills
  
  Has knowledge of the age‑specific physiological and psychosocial, developmental and spiritual needs of the patients typi

• Requirements:
  
  Speech and auditory acuity for communication of
• patient needs
  
  Visual acuity for observatio
• n of patients
  
  Much standing, walking, bending
• , and lifting
  
  May involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infect

Required Licenses and

• CertificationsBLS
  - American Heart Association, RN
  - Bo
• ard Of Nursing

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/