Role: Inpatient Registered Nurse providing direct patient care in a high-acuity cardiac step-down unit.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing standards.
- Administer treatments, medications, and diagnostic tests, and perform assessments within scope of practice.
- Address physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families.
- Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including education and discharge planning.
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to meet patient needs.
- Delegate tasks, monitor patient responses, and modify care as necessary.
- Participate in quality improvement, safety initiatives, and evidence-based practice decisions.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Graduate from a Specialty Training Program in Nursing.
- Experience in Cardiac Special Care or similar high-acuity settings, including titrating medication IVs, BiPap, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen.
- Strong teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.