Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiac Short Stay Unit - Weekends Only

Company: Memorial Health
Location: Springfield
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

Overview:*** $15,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE ***WEEKEND ONLY RN: This fulltime night shift weekend only position is eligible to receive an additional Weekend Only premium pay.Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Short Stay Unit (6B) is a fast paced, quick turnaround unit with frequent admissions and discharges. All beds have on-site telemetry monitoring. Many opportunities for assessments, teaching, IVs, chest tubes, dressings, analysis of laboratory values and medication administration and management. Patient population is primarily focused on cardiopulmonary diagnosis such as Chest pain, Acute onset Afib, Heart failure, COPD, Asthma, Pneumonia, Acute PE/DVT. Cath lab and CVOR post procedural patients such as Cardiac stents, Ablations, Watchmans, Pacemaker/ICD insertion and Video Assisted Thoracoscopy surgery (VATS).A Registered Nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital means becoming a part of a Magnet hospital that raises the bar for excellence. The SMH environment expects high quality care for patients and RNs who want to advance learning to ensure they can be the best nurse possible. Quality nurses not only understand, but also exhibit, that care starts with caring. Nursing is about caring for people. Above all else, working at Memorial means we expect you to exceed customer expectations. You can do this by treating each patient as if they are the only one you are caring for that day, being the calm voice for the family, finding the answers when you dont have one, and displaying compassion in all interactions.Qualifications:Licensure/Certification/Registry:Licensed as RN in State of Illinois.Current BLS/CPR certification per policy.Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing. Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections.Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.by Jobble

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