Cardiac Cath Holding CARE unit

City/State

Work Shift

Overview:

The Sentara Heart Hospitala 112-bed care facility is #2 for Cardiology services and Heart Surgery in the State of Virginia and ranks #24 in the nation for best heart programs.

Hours:

Swing Shift is 9a-9pm

Cath Holding Department/Position Overview:

Our unit is open M-F 6A-11P closed on major holidays.

The 30-bed unit prepares and recovers patients for procedures in the Cath lab EP lab and Minor Procedure Room as well as the Cardiac OR for surgery.

The average patient volume each day for this unit is approximately 40-50 patients.

The types of procedures that we prepare and recover patients for include but is not limited to: Cardiac Catheterization (interventional and diagnostic) Electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablations Cardioversions surgery and ICDs/Pacemakers etc.

Registered Nurse must have 1 years of bedside nursing experience. Telemetry -Cardiac experience preferred.

The Registered Nursing (RN) is responsible for performing a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. The standards of practice (assessment diagnosis outcomes identification planning implementation coordination of care- teaching and health promotion and evaluation) along with the standards of professional performance (ethics culturally congruent practice communication collaboration leadership education evidence- based practice /nursing research quality evaluation resource utilization and environmental health)

Education:

Associates Degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing (required)

Bachelor of Science Nursing- BSN or MSN (Preferred)

Certification/Licensure:

Virginia RN License Virginia or Compact/Multi-State Eligible.

All Direct Care RNs required to have BLS within 90 days of hire.

Critical Care/IMCU ACLS within 1 year of hire

Experience:

None required

Previous healthcare experience (preferred)

Keywords:

Talroo-Nursing Cardiac Step down Cardiac RN Telemetry Unit IMCU Medical Unit med surg cath

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital located in Norfolk VA is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence our hospital specializes in heart and vascular neurosciences neurosurgery urology oncology spine care advanced imaging behavioral health maternity and womens health including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

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