Registered Nurse, Transplant​/VAD Cardiac Stepdown, Night Shift - VUH

Cardiac Stepdown Unit Nursing Opportunity

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Join a high-acuity, fast-paced Cardiac Stepdown team specializing in advanced heart failure, LVAD, and heart/lung transplant populations. This unit serves as a bridge between ICU and progressive care, caring for adult patients with complex cardiac and post-surgical needs.

Patient Population Includes:

• LVAD (Ventricular Assist Device) patients
• Heart & lung transplant (primary heart, secondary lung)
• End-stage heart failure
• Post-cardiac surgery
• Intermittent acute cardiac stepdown & progressive care
• General cardiology "melting pot" (wide variety of diagnoses)

Why Join This Unit?

• High-Acuity Cardiology Exposure: ICU-adjacent level of care on a stepdown unit
• Team-Centered Culture:
  All-hands-on-deck, collaborative, and supportive environment
• Growth & Development:
  Opportunities for committees, leadership pathways, and specialty training
• Meaningful Work:
  Long-term patient relationships and complex care coordination

Preferred Experience:

• Inpatient cardiology, stepdown, or ICU experience
• Adult acute care experience strongly preferred

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.