Provide professional nursing care for cardiovascular and cardiothoracic patients, including post-open heart and vascular surgery recovery. Responsibilities include managing high-acuity equipment like ventilators and CRRT while partnering with patients and families to develop care plans.
Requirements summary
Requires an Associate's in Nursing, a Michigan RN license, and BLS certification, with a Bachelor's degree required within five years. ACLS certification is required within six months, and ICU experience is preferred.
About the unit This unit is a 16-bed cardiovascular/cardiothoracic care unit.
This unit’s primary specialty is post-open heart/CABG patients.
Post-op CABG patients will recover in the ICU for 2-3 days.
The patient population will include cardiac procedure requiring ICU level care, open-heart patients direct from the OR, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, TAVR procedure, and STEMI intervention.
RNs will care for patients requiring ventilator support, SWAN-GANZ catheters, vasopressors, inotrope drips, high alert drips, intra-aortic balloon pumps, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), IMPELLA devices, and chest tubes.
Nurse to patient ratio 1:2 for regular ICU patients, high acute 1:1; there are times we may need you to be 1:3 depending on staffing needs and the acuity in the unit as a whole.
About Dearborn Hospital Recognized by U.S.
News & World Report as one of the “Top 10 Hospitals” in Michigan, this major teaching and research hospital has been advancing care since 1953.
It is a Level II trauma center and has been recognized for clinical excellence and innovation in the fields of orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s health, heart & vascular, and cancer care.
Staff parking at the Dearborn hospital is free and onsite.
Scope of work The RN, under the ANA scope of practice utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge.
The RN provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell Health policies and procedures and recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.
The RN partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care and develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
Qualifications Associates in Nursing Required Bachelors in Nursing Required within 5 years Graduates from a non-accredited school of nursing must have at least one year of acute care experience or at least two years of experience in a licensed health care role and must have successfully passed the NCLEX licensure examination.
MI Registered Nurse (RN) Required Basic Life Support (BLS) from one of the following organizations - American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Canadian Heart and Stroke Required upon hire AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Required within 6 months Specialty Certification highly recommended within 2 years 1 year of experience as an RN in the ICU Preferred Direct inpatient care Preferred How Corewell Health cares for you Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
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Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status Primary Location SITE - Dearborn Hospital - 18101 Oakwood Blvd - Dearborn Department Name Intensive Care Unit Cardiac Vascular 1st Fl - Dearborn Hosp Employment Type Full time Shift Day (United States of America) Weekly Scheduled Hours 36 Hours of Work 3:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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