Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Transition Unit

This position is in the Cardiac Transition Unit (CTU) which is the pre and post procedure unit supporting the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Electrophysiology (EP) Lab.

The CTU cares for adult and pediatric outpatients and inpatients with acquired cardiovascular disease, congenital heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart transplant or rhythm disturbances who are undergoing cardiology procedures. Interventional Radiology patients who meet CTU criteria are also included in our overnight population.

The CTU is open twenty-four hours beginning 06

30 Monday and closing Saturday morning once all patients are discharged or admitted to an inpatient nursing unit as indicated. Closed for the remainder of Saturday and Sunday at this time.

• Capable clinician, focused on expanding knowledge and skills.
• Consistently provides effective direct care, as part of the interdisciplinary team, to a variety of complex patients.
• Manages care and implements treatment plans at a refined skill level in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians and other members of the health care team.
• Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice.
• Assumes a beginning leadership role but seeks mentoring in this process.

ANA Scope and Standards of Practice definition of nursing

• Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations.
• This job description integrates the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.
• Relationship Based Care - Self and Colleagues: reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Relationship Based Care - Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse’s relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating and implementation of care.
• Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance.
• Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professional organizations.