Title: (Cardiac Surgery Unit- Registered Nurse) – Permanent Hire

Location: Springfield, OR

Job Details:

• Pay- $47.40-$74.48
• AM/PM
• Part-Time and Full-Time

Description of job: Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families, and all care delivery team members.

Qualifications:

• A graduate of an approved school of nursing is required.
• BSN or current enrollment in a BSN program preferred.
• Specialty certification preferred.
• One year experience in an acute care facility OR successful completion of an approved training course/orientation and standard competencies within six months of hire.
• One-year previous cardiac nursing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age-specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs.
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state in which the nurse will be practicing at the date of hire.
• BLS at date of hire required.
• ACLS must be obtained within a standard grace period from hire or transfer, as specified in the PeaceHealth Policy Resuscitation Training Completion Requirements, or upon hire.
• NIHSS certification is required within 6 months of hire and recertified every 2 years.
• See community-specific documents for each Unit/Department's required credentials.

Responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care needs.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in developing and maintaining established hospital policies, procedures, and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection prevention programs.
• Cardiac Surgery Unit - Nursing care of stroke patients with cardiac co-morbidity, 8-24 hours post-tPA or thrombectomy or more frequent monitoring than can be provided on the floor. Care of patients post Carotid Artery Stenting and coiling of non-ruptured aneurysms. Performance of NIHSS, nursing bedside swallow screen. Perform stroke patient education utilizing health literacy education principles. Familiar with stroke guideline-driven stroke discharge medications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family-centered work environment.
• Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy, and procedures
• Basic computer skills