Nurse Cardiac PCU

Overview

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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits. We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.

St. Michael Medical Center is looking for an RN to join our team in our hospital in Silverdale! This 500,000 Square-foot hospital will be the most energy-efficient hospital in Washington and will provide an extraordinary healing environment for our patients with beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains and Dyes Inlet. In addition, the entire campus has been developed with the well-being of our team in mind with dedicated respite areas and generous break areas (see the views!) along with the Clear Creek trail running through the hospital grounds, encouraging walks and connection with the community. Be a part of this groundbreaking addition to CHI Franciscan!

St. Michael Medical Center is one of only four hospitals in our state to achieve the Pathway to Excellence designation, which recognizes health care organizations for their commitment to ensuring excellence in the nursing profession.

We're proud to share that St. Michael Medical Center was recognized among the Best Hospitals in Washington (~~~=) state by U.S. News & World Report.

Our mission is to deliver high-quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach - physical, emotional, and spiritual - is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!

While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

This 24 bed critical care unit houses patients being admitted for cardiac thoracic and vascular care. This unit also entails ICU and PCU levels of care. Each private room is large enough to house all necessary pumps and equipment while allowing for space for family support (when allowed). This includes CRRT Impella IABP and ventilators. Staffing is based on national standards of care and includes: 2:1 1:1 1:2 and 1:3.

Essential Duties:

• Provides continuous cardiac monitoring arrhythmia recognition and intervention.

• Initiates and titrates multiple complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.

• Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.

• Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.

• Manages acute trauma patients.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

• Previous PCU or ICU experience preferred.

• Previous Emergency room experience also considered

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.

• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS Certification. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or attainment within six months of hire.

• CCRN or PCCN preferred.

Pay Range

$42.43 - $71.67 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.