Building Name: CVPH - Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
Location Address: 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh New York
Regular
Department: CVPH - CVC
Full Time
Standard Hours: 36
Biweekly Scheduled Hours: 72
Shift: Night
Primary Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM
Weekend Needs: Every Other
Salary Range: Min $38.31 Mid $47.51 Max $56.70
Recruiter: Abigail Keegan
Unit Description: Cardiac and Vascular Care (CVC) is a 16-bed unit designated for cardiac and procedural patients requiring a brief hospitalization. Our Registered Nurses care for a variety of patients including those recovering from surgery, interventional radiology procedures, invasive cardiology procedures; including ST-elevation myocardial infarction, non ST-segment myocardial infarction patients, patients requiring percutaneous coronary interventions, and patients requiring antiarrhythmic medication initiation.
Responsibilities:
- Managing and coordination care for the post-procedural extended recovery, and/or the observational care patient in the Cardiac Vascular Care Unit.
- Management of patient care utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient outcomes.
- Directs and guides the delivery of nursing care, patient education, and all care related activities, while maintaining standards of professional nursing collaborating with other disciplines as appropriate.
- Required to float on a rotational basis.
Education/Skills Required:
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
- BLS or ACLS required with ACLS certification within 6 months of hire.
- Meets requirements of physical/pre-placement screening.
- Minimum of one year of nursing experience preferred.
- Completion of Cardiac Rhythm course within 3 to 6 months required.
- Completion of Critical Care course within 3 to 6 months required.
- Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to learn new skills.
- Ability to anticipate, prioritize, perform and complete multiple job responsibilities in a timely manner.
- As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.
Floating: Required to float rotationally.
Incentives: Position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000, subject to terms, conditions, and change.
On-call: Not required.
This is a bargaining union position.
