Cardiac Nurse - Gainesville Georgia

Company: Northeast Georgia Health System
Location: Gainesville, Georgia
Posted On: 09/14/2024

Job Category:Nursing - Registered NurseWork Shift/Schedule:12 Hr Evening - MorningNortheast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.Department OverviewWoody Stewart Heart Failure is a closed, Heart Failure consult required, inpatient unit with 12 private rooms, and 8 semi-private rooms. Patients are monitored with bedside and central nurses' station continuous cardiac monitoring. Telemetry monitoring is provided by the Central Monitoring Unit. Patients admitted or transferred to this area are assessed, educated, monitored, cared for and treated. The type of patients on this unit include:

• Hemodynamically stable heart failure patients with pulmonary artery (PA) catheter orCVP monitoring
  • Patients with acute decompensated heart failure without shock
  • Acute decompensated heart failure patients with stable respiration on chronic bipap
  • Pre and post cardiac catheterization patients
  • Pre and Post cardiac intervention patients, including pacemaker insertions and ICDimplantations. Interventional peripheral and renal angioplasty patients requiringsheath care and removal
    • Patients who have a Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD) and arehemodynamically stable.
      • (LVAD) post-implantation surgical patients
      • Patients with a venous or arterial sheath requiring care, monitoring and removal
      • Pre-op open-heart surgical patients
      • Patients receiving treatment of cardiac arrhythmia including critical drips such asantiarrhythmic medications
        • Patients receiving pre and post electrophysiology procedure careMinimum Job Qualifications
          • Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
          • Educational Requirements: Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required
          • Minimum Experience: At least 1 year of RN experience - Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire
          • Other:Preferred Job Qualifications
            • Preferred Licensure or other certifications: BSN
            • Preferred Educational Requirements:
            • Preferred Experience:
            • Other:Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. NGHS: Opportunities start here.Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status. More...

                  

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