The Cardiovascular Registered Nurse uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat patient responses to actual or potential health conditions. The RN is a critical member of the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) which cares for over 4000 cardiology patients annually; procedures including PTCA stents TAVR MitraClip and biventricular pacemakers. Approximately 300 open heart surgery patients (1824 hours postop) are discharged from this unit. The CVU also specializes in the care of patients with congestive heart failure and electrophysiology studies. Our NISUS research department manages many national clinical trials using CVU.
The CVU has been awarded a Silver level Beacon Award in 2014 and was redesigned in 2017 by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). This accomplishment represents one of many significant milestones on CVUs journey to optimal outcomes and exceptional patient care that could not be achieved without our exceptional RNs. McLaren Northern Michigan was also named a Top 50 Heart Hospital in the U.S. The leadership medical staff and colleagues together as a team demonstrate top performance in care efficiency and community value.
Requirement description :
- 1 year of experience (floating is not considered) Required
- EKG comfortability Required
- Neuro CVICU Trauma Preferred
- Managing Vents Preferred
- CRRT and Balloon Pumps Preferred
- Must be willing to float to similar units Required
Health systemwide profile standards- References NOT required.
- A skills checklist completed within one year of application for RN specialties is required. All other professions outside of Nursing are not required but preferred.
- Michigan license verification is required for nurses. Please provide LARA and Nursys; if there is a license hit it would be in the traveler s best interest to provide a writeup of what happened for the managers review.
- Physical copies of certifications are only required in the profile if listed above.
- Fulltime employees of McLaren are not eligible for contract hire within six months of employment.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :
ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : Active at time of submission
Weekend Requirements : Required
On Call Requirements : Possible