Location
Kansas City MO

Job Type
Full-Time Regular

Department
Cardiac Care

Description

Top Client in need of Registered Nurse RN Cardiac Care

Our Cardiac Telemetry unit is unique in that our nurses take care of patients recovering from open heart surgeries, heart catheterization with stent placement, ablations, pace maker/AICD placement, cardiovascular surgeries and we are a comprehensive stoke/stemi facility.

About this unit:

• Advancement in knowledge of caring for critically ill patients
• Team-oriented and fast-paced environment serving a diverse patient population
• Problem solving team - accepts the challenges and finds solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Under the general direction of the Director, Manager or Nurse Manager, Registered Nurse (RN) coordinates and provides patient care and assumes individual responsibility and accountability for the provision of nursing care.
• Registered Nurse (RN) provides nursing care is in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, applicable state Nursing Practice Acts, ANA Standards of Practice and the generic and unit structure standards

Qualifications

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

License/Certification:

• Current state of Missouri RN licensure required.
• BLS certification required at hire and maintained.
• ACLS required within 6 months.

Experience:

• Basic computer skills
• Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills required.
• Previous clinical experience preferred, but not required.

Shift: Days & Nights openings; rotating weekends; 12 hr Shifts.