Cardiovascular Surgical Nurse

Salary Range: $38 - $49/Hour with benefits

Sing on Bonus
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Case by case

Relocation fee: Case by case

A culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff

Ongoing investment in equipment, instruments, devices, and patient-positioning tools to support safe, efficient work in the operating room

Regular rounding with unit leaders, including nurses, to hear your input on patient care and surgical workflow improvements

On-call availability is required during select non-business hours

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team – consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

• 2 years of Recent Acute Care CVOR RN experience Required.
• Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required. Compact license holders have 60 days to obtain the Florida license after relocation.
• (APRN) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, or (RN) Registered Nurse
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor, must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course, or PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt, or PALS Instructor must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

• 10-15 OH cases a month. On the days they don’t have any they go to regular OR.