RN- Cardiac Care Unit- Post Cardiac Surgery

Shift:

RN Cardiac Care Unit Post Cardiac Surgery

Position Highlights

The Cardiac Care UnitPost Cardiac Surgery (CCUPCS) is a bridge between intensive care units and medicalsurgical units. The patients require a high intensity of nursing care and/or a high level of surveillance (Ventricular Assist DevicesLVADs Heart/Lung Transplants Artificial Hearts Complicated post Cardiac Surgical Patients Specialized Care in Cardiac Drips External Pacing SWANs)

Shift Details:

Nights

Full time

Why Nebraska Medicine:

Our shared values reflect who we are and why were here and include Innovation Teamwork Excellence Accountability Courage and Healing.

• Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution PTO accrual tuition reimbursement
• Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs innovative research and extraordinary patient care
• Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of Americas Top Employers and the Best Employer in Nebraska

Provide prescribe delegate and coordinate nursing care with other health care providers to meet holistic care needs of a designated group of patients. Environment of care may be long term emergent critical acute interventional or procedural driven.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in nursing (BSN) required unless candidate meets all of the factors to qualify for Exception A or Exception B*.

Effective communication skills required.
Ability to demonstrate initiative teamwork and flexibility required.
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Nebraska or current compact state license required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1 2023 or later).
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification department dependent required.

For Emergency Department Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date required.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months of hire or transfer date department dependent required.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) OR Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) within one year or hire or transfer date department dependent required.

*Exception details:

EXCEPTION A: Candidate must meet all of the following: (1) has current experience directly applicable to position; (2) is deemed the best candidate for the position; and (3) written approval to hire a candidate without a BSN is received from the hiring Director Nursing Practice Professional Development & Informatics Executive Director and Chief Nursing Officer. If a candidate is hired without a BSN after meeting these criteria the candidate must either have 3 years of experience directly applicable to the position Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred. 1 or sign a written agreement consenting to obtain a BSN within four years from his/her hire date.
EXCEPTION B: Candidate must meet all of the following: (1) is currently employed by Nebraska Medicine or is eligible for rehire into a benefit eligible employment status at Nebraska Medicine within 364 days of the previous termination date; (2) hired by Nebraska Medicine before November 21 2014 or hired by an entity acquired by Nebraska Medicine if the employee was hired before the acquisition; (3) has experience directly applicable to position; and (4) currently hold a Registered Nursing License.

Preferred Qualifications:
Direct patient care experience preferred.
Based on position prior experience in one or more of the following areas including cardiology cardiac drip management critical care emergency department medicalsurgical obstetrics cardiovascular rehabilitation telemetry oncology neonatal intensive care pediatric acute care solid organ transplant cath lab EP lab quality assurance related to health care perioperative and special procedures in applicable nursing specialty area preferred.
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree preferred.
Based on position one or more of the following courses including STABLE smoking cessation counseling basic critical care or other specialty training courses preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Word PowerPoint and Excel preferred.
Proficient with use of email applications preferred.
Proficient with use of departmental equipment and systems such as patient care equipment telecommunication systems information systems pneumatic tube system general patient care supplies and transport equipment preferred.