RN - Cardiovascular ICU

Akron General’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) offers medical attention for various conditions and diagnoses, includingacute myocardial infarctions, cardiogenic shock, severe coronary artery disease and other conditions. As an RN serving these patients, you will ensure they feel comfortable and safe throughout treatment. This position offers you an opportunity to enhance your critical care, trauma and CRRT dialysis knowledge while making a difference in the lives of everyone you meet every day.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00PM - 7:30AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct nursing care.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for a given patient population.

• Complete ongoing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.

• Develop and update goals and involve patients and families in developing plans of care.

• Coordinate the interdisciplinary plan of care and serve as a patient advocate.

• Implementation: provide nursing care, administer treatments and medication, and document.

• Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes, contribute to the improvement of care, and participate in the quality improvement process.

• Delegate tasks/assignments, serve as a resource person, pursue ongoing education and specialty certifications, maintain applicable certification/licensure, and obtain any required certifications specific to the unit.

• Review and document progress and discharge goals with patients and families.

• Participate in and document patient care, discharge planning and case management conferences.

• Communicate information regarding patient plan of care, current outcomes and acuity at shift report.

• Communicate changes in patient condition and patient care/unit issues, ensure JCAHO Core Measures related to nursing care are achieved, incorporate patient safety goals and complete all paper and electronic records.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications through American Heart Association (AHA)

• One year of current ICU or acute care RN experience in a hospital setting

• Completion of an IABP Course through Getinge within one year of hire

• Completion of Critical Care Course as administered by Staff Development (if new grad or new to critical care field)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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