Registered Nurse I – Cardiovascular ICU

Job Title: Registered Nurse I – Cardiovascular ICU
Location: Tulsa, OK
Duration: 12+ Months (Possibilities of extension)

Shift: Nights Only (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
Shift Differential: Available
 
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status.
 
Job Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients.
• Assesses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient age, cultural and psychosocial factors.
• Documents steps of the nursing process.
• Utilizes proper medical terminology.
• Addresses problems and progress toward goals.
• Facilitates patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources, suitable to patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
• Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities as evidenced by attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.

 
Decision Making:

• Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

 
Working Relationships:

• Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
• Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
• Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give.
• Works directly with patients and/or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face-to-face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face-to-face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
• Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

 
Education:
Required Education:

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.
   

Preferred Education: N/A
 
Certifications & Licensure:
Required:

• Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.
• BLS.
• ACLS.
   

Preferred: N/A

Required Skills & Experience:

• Zero (0) – six (6) months of related experience.
• Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

 
Preferred Skills & Experience: N/A
 
Experience/Certification Requirements:

• Must have at least 3 years of experience in Cardiovascular ICU care setting.
• Strong open heart surgery recovery experience is a must.
• Experience with Mechanical Circulatory Support (Impella, IABP, ECMO, durable LVAD).
• Preferred ICU.

 
Unit Information:

• 18-bed CICU that serves cardiovascular surgery, mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac critical care.
• Average daily census: 17.
• RN-to-patient ratio: 1:1 or 1:2.
• Unit Goals: Multidisciplinary approach to post-op surgical care, along with Cardiac Intensivist management of MCS device patients. Provide high-quality patient care to critically ill cardiovascular and cardiogenic shock patients.
• Assessment Methods / Processes:
  • Care provided includes ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drip titration, Impella management, IABP management, CRRT, post cardiotomy recovery, RN-led ECMO management.
  • Strong knowledge and critical care thinking skills related to hemodynamic monitoring.
  • Critical care assessment skills including I&O, vital signs, hemodynamics.
  • High level of attention to detail related to infection prevention metrics (CAUTI/CLABSI prevention) and quality metrics (skin breakdown prevention, falls prevention).

 
Support Services:

• Multidisciplinary team includes nursing, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, physical/occupational therapy, lab services, Critical Care APP/MD team, CV surgery APP/surgical team, case management, social work, and palliative care.

 
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Hours Per Day: 12.00
Days Per Week: 3.00