Team Lead- Registered Nurse - Cardiac Icu

REGISTERED NURSE TEAM LEAD - Cardiac ICU Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau, WI Full Time (.9 FTE, 72 hours every pay period) Primarily weekday day shifts, weekends if needed

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy. These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.

The Registered Nurse Team Lead (TL) understands and supports the philosophy and policies and procedures of Aspirus. The Registered Nurse Team Lead works collaboratively to produce, nurture and sustain a professional practice and healthy work environment that affords and enhances patient care experience, effectiveness, and efficiency through leadership to multidisciplinary teams, effective physician relationships and a shared vision and dedication to the future of Aspirus.

TL has accountability for the overall coordination of all the Registered Nurses and other healthcare providers within a specific department. In collaboration with formal leadership, is responsible for overseeing the functioning of the department, which includes participation in direct patient care as well as ensuring appropriate resources to provide safe, high quality patient care.

12-bed intensive care unit that focuses on patients with primary cardiac and vascular conditions that require highly skilled nursing care, as well as continuous monitoring of vital signs and other invasive parameters. The patient mix includes post-operative open heart surgery patients, complicated vascular surgery patients, targeted temperature management post-cardiac arrest patients, and patients with specialty devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps, temporary pacemakers, tandem heart devices, Impellas, Swan-Ganz catheters, titratable continuous intravenous medications, ventilators, etc.

Patients may also require Vasopressor and/or Antiarrhythmic agents, may be ventilated and require sedation or paralytics. Patients may also require Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy or Targeted Temperature Management. CICU also cares for Vascular Surgery patients who may have other complicated preexisting conditions requiring additional monitoring. Patients admitted to CICU typically have a life-threatening cardiac-related crisis requiring expert and intensive care to promote recovery.

• Associate degree in nursing required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Certification in specialty is desired.
• A minimum of four years' experience as practicing RN of which two years have been in a charge nurse role or relevant experience.
• Possesses an active Wisconsin and/or Michigan RN nursing license.

Current CPR certification. All clinical personnel in identified job codes are required to maintain cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training through independent study, manikin, and knowledge testing. An acceptable CPR training program is the Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider course from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross Professional Rescuer Program with AED. (See Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training, Policy #7087).

• Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
• PTO accrual from day one!
• Generous retirement plan with match available.
• Wellness program for employees and their families.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital, the flagship of the Aspirus system, serves northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year.

Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care. To learn more about Wausau click the following link:
Wausau, Wisconsin

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We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

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Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

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