Registered Nurse (Rn) Iii - Cvicu - Hpx - Ft - Days

In our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, we maintain a fast pace to meet the needs of those in the most acute phases of cardiac disease. Common problems seen in our unit include post open heart surgery, severe decompensated heart failure/cardiogenic shock, STEMI, aortic dissection, and acute severe valvular dysfunction. Our unit also provides immediate specialized care to other severe and critically ill patients, including respiratory and cardiac failure, sepsis, renal failure, induced hypothermia, and continuous renal replacement therapy. Our Nurses demonstrate highly advanced skills in patient assessment/ intervention, teamwork, and crisis management. We orient new nurses to our unit by providing an 8-12 week orientation with a dedicated preceptor team complemented by a program of critical care courses and a nurse residency program for new graduates. Take the next step of your Nursing journey and join our amazing CVICU where our Nurses always deliver professional and compassionate care.

RN essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• collaboration with other health professionals, assessment, analyzing assessment data.
• establishing goals, planning care strategy, establishing priorities of care, implementing care.
• delegating tasks safely, providing safe direct and indirect nursing care, evaluating responses to interventions.
• performing additional nursing functions in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation.

Education

• Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.

Experience

• 6 months at NRHS acute care unit or 1 year previous experience in another acute healthcare setting required.

(Above requirements can be met by equivalent combination of education and experience).

Licensure/Certification

• Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment. 
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training is required.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.

Compensation/Benefits

• $28.84-$46.46/hr depending on previous work experience.
• Shift and weekend differentials
• Clinical Ladder opportunities.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.