Charge Nurse Cardiovascular ICU, CVU

Job Duties:
The Charge Nurse is responsible for acting as a resource nurse for the department. This is an entry-level leadership position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts. The Charge RN will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care. This Charge Nurse will work alongside the team and provide direct patient care while determining needed staffing fluctuations during shifts, responding to departmental concerns, address immediate staff issues and coordinate patient flow.

About the Unit:

The Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) of Baptist Health Floyd specializes in the care of open-heart surgery patients.CVU is a modern unit providing expert cardiac care with an innovative model of care called the universal bed concept. The team leverages their clinical expertise to care for these cardiac patients on all levels from pre-operative teaching, to open-heart recovery, to cardiac ICU care, and to discharge teaching.While cardiac surgery patients are the primary focus, the CVU team also cares for general ICU patients, complex cardiology patients, patients requiring cardiac devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps and Impellas, and patients requiring cooling after cardiac arrest.

Qualifications:

• Current Indiana or compact state RN license

• Associate or Bachelors Degree in Nursing

• BLS for Healthcare Provider required

• ACLS required within 12 months of hire

• NIH Stroke Scale Certification required, within 30 days from hire

• One year of nursing experience required

• One year of nursing experience in area of specialty preferred