Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular ICU; CVICU) Experienced Critical Care RN , Baptist Medical Center South

Position: Registered Nurse, NEW Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) Experienced Critical Care RN Days, Baptist Medical Center South
About Baptist Health Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals.

Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.

RN – NEW Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU)
Experienced Critical Care RN Days | Baptist Medical Center South $5,000 Sign-On Bonus for Eligible New Hires Help Us Build Something New!

Baptist Medical Center South is preparing to open a new 8-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) and Open Heart Surgery Program in Fall 2027.We are looking for experienced CVICU and critical-care Registered Nurses who want more than their next nursing position—we are looking for nurses who want to help us build a new program from the ground up.

As a founding member of the Baptist South CVICU team, you will have the opportunity to help establish the culture, clinical standards, workflows, teamwork, and expectations of our new unit before the first patient arrives.

Schedule Full-Time, 0.9 FTEThree 12-hour shifts per week

Day

Shift: 7:00 AM–7:00 PMA Unique CVICU Training Opportunity In preparation for the Fall 2027 opening, nurses selected for this team will complete their initial clinical training and immersion at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville before transitioning to Baptist Medical Center South. You will work alongside an established cardiovascular critical-care team and gain hands-on experience caring for complex cardiovascular and postoperative cardiac surgery patients.

This dedicated clinical immersion is designed to strengthen your cardiovascular critical-care expertise and prepare you to return to Baptist South as a founding member of our new CVICU team.

As a CVICU Registered Nurse, You Will:

Complete your initial clinical training and immersion at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville before transitioning to Baptist Medical Center South Provide highly specialized nursing care to critically ill cardiovascular and postoperative cardiac surgery patients

Care for patients immediately following open-heart and cardiovascular procedures

Perform comprehensive assessments and rapidly recognize changes in patient condition

Monitor and interpret invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic data Manage vasoactive, inotropic, antiarrhythmic, and other high-risk critical-care medications

Care for mechanically ventilated patients

Manage arterial lines, central venous access, chest tubes, temporary pacing systems, and other invasive devices

Participate in emergency response and advanced resuscitation

Collaborate with cardiovascular surgeons, intensivists, advanced practice providers, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, nursing, and the interdisciplinary team Educate and support patients and families throughout the critical-care and surgical recovery experience

Participate in simulation, specialty education, competency validation, quality improvement, and ongoing professional development

Help establish the clinical practice and culture of Baptist South's new CVICUEducation – Required Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program

Experience – Required Previous ICU/critical-care Registered Nurse experience

Experience – Strongly PreferredCVICU or Cardiovascular ICU experience

Open-heart/postoperative cardiac surgery experience

Cardiac critical-care experience

Invasive hemodynamic monitoring

Vasoactive and inotropic infusion management

Mechanical ventilation

Temporary pacing and…