Registered Nurse (RN)-Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)Full time Nights

Registered Nurse (RN)—Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)Challenge accepted! Are you looking for a new unit to share your skills and knowledge? Wanting to grow in your skills? Come join our Cardiac/Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CICU/SICU) Team at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, a Level I Trauma and MAGNET facility!WORK LOCATION : Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231WORK HOURS : Full time nights, 7P-7A for 36 hours per week. Weekend and holiday requirementsCVICU Department Highlights:The CVICU is a 24-bed intensive care unit that specializes in advanced Cardiac and Vascular surgical procedures. Our ICU units are located in the Hamon Tower, the largest expansion in the hospital’s history, which opened in 2009. Our board-certified critical care physicians directly oversee patient care in the ICU throughout the day. Providers are on the unit 24 hours a day. Critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants — all trained in critical care medicine — work collaboratively to provide care in the ICU. The staffing is dependent by acuity, normally a 2:1 ratioHERE’S WHAT YOU WILL NEED:EDUCATION:

Diploma of Nursing OR Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) required;

BSN preferred.

Other - CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency Req

EXPERIENCE:

One-year critical care nursing experience, or completion of an RN residency program in a critical care setting required

Cardiac ICU experience strongly preferred

Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire.

RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator and coordinator for quality patient care

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS:

RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Required (Expiration date greater than 3 months preferred)

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Required (Expiration date greater than 3 months preferred)

CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 60 Days Required

What You Will Do· Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process· Assesses the patient· Plans the care of the patient· Intervenes as appropriate· Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions· Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care.· Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information· Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers.Entity HighlightsFor more than a half-century, Texas Health Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We’re an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s services and emergency medicine, we’ve got it. Plus, we’re a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women’s imaging services. Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We’re a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.· Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.· Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).· A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.· Explore our Texas Health careers site (https://jobs.texashealth.org/) for info like Benefits (https://jobs.texashealth.org/benefits) , Job Listings by Category (https://jobs.texashealth.org/professions) , recent Awards (https://jobs.texashealth.org/awards) we’ve won and more.Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .#LI-CE1Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.