Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Step down Days

Company: Ascension Providence Hospital Southfield Campus
Location: Birmingham
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring Come Join us at St. Vincent's Birmingham as a Registered Nurse in our Cardiac Stepdown on 5West.-- -- Position : Registered Nurse Department : Cardiac Stepdown - 5West Location : St. Vincent's Birmingham - Birmingham, AL Shift : Full Time Day shift - 7a to 7p - 3/12-hour shifts per week, to include every third weekend Experience : No Experience Required -- Compensation/Benefits : At Ascension, we care for the people who are the foundation of our work to fulfill our mission: our associates. We offer a comprehensive benefit package inclusive of company paid Short Term, Long Term, Basic Life and Accidental Death. Our package also includes medical, dental, vision, retirement, and generous PTO/Holiday accruals.-- Associates can also take advantage of other great benefits like tuition reimbursement or adoption assistance. Free Parking About Us St. Vincent's Birmingham has over 400 beds and provides care for many patients within the downtown area and surrounding communities.---- Known for our Birth Suites and Ortho Sports service line, St. Vincent's has a compelling reputation in the Birmingham area as the hospital of choice for many services and the hospital is easy to get to from any location. -- St. Vincent's Health System is the first and only health system in the nation to hold the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC)'s heart accreditations in all three areas, those include atrial fibrillation, heart failure and chest pain.-- St. Vincent's Cardiovascular Care Center offers a variety of services to assist patients with cardiovascular problems. These services aid in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.-- -- 5West, Cardiac Step-Down is a private 32 bed unit that specializes in cardiac care for patients who have had open heart surgery.-- You will see cardiovascular/thoracic patients and families that are post coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), heart catheterization, stent placement, pacer placement, valve replacements, thoracotomies, and many other cardiothoracic surgical procedures. -- You will also see general medical surgical patients that may have a primary cardiac diagnosis/history with co-morbidities that may need telemetry monitoring, as well as those patients needing critical cardiac drips. -- On 5West, you will be trained to detect medical issues before they become a problem, so that you can respond to those emergent situations quickly and confidently. You will have many opportunities for assessments, lab value analysis, patient/family teaching, wound care, IVs, and medication administration/ management. -- Our average nurse to patient ratio is 4:1. Our beds are normally full, in high demand, and our staff is very rarely cancelled.--Here at St. Vincent's Birmingham, you will be joining a motivated, energetic staff and will be introduced to a team environment. -- Responsibilities: Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. Required Credentials: Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required Licensed--Associate Professional--Registered Nurse--credentialed from the--Alabama Board of Nursing--obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.-- BLS Provider--credentialed from the--American Heart Association (AHA)--obtained within--1 Month (30 days)--of hire date or job transfer date.-- Equal Employment Opportunity As an equal opportunity employer, St. Vincent's and all its ministries comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations.-- In order to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at St. Vincent's and all its ministries based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, age or any other characteristic protected by law.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants. -- E-Verify Statement St. Vincent's participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-verify link below for more information.---- E-Verify (link to E-verify site)-- Job ID: 428504 Category: Nursing Ministry: St. Vincent's Health System, AL Location: Birmingham, AL

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