Job: Registered Nurse - RN - CVICU

The Registered Nurse working in CVICU is responsible and accountable for assigned patients care while utilizing the nursing process and evidence-based practice to provide and monitor the patient's documented plan of care.

· Coordinates patient care, team activities and plan of care with other healthcare team members; implements care in a knowledgeable and skillful manner.

· Evaluates effectiveness of care provided by comparing patient response with observable outcomes.

· Identifies and delivers initial and ongoing patient/family's education needs as an integral part of care delivery.

· Initiates discharge planning based on admission assessment; makes appropriate referrals and monitors patients progress and readiness for discharge by focusing on physical/psychosocial health status assessment of patient in an ongoing, systematic manner.

· Provides excellent patient care: "John C. Lincoln Always CARES for you!" program emphasizes the patient's expectation of care and helps nurses meet that expectation.


Critical Care Department

The Critical Care department at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital is made up of two units--the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU).

The ICU cares for trauma patients brought in through the hospital's Level 1 Trauma Center as well as medical/surgical patients. The CVICU cares for cardiovascular patients including those with MIs, open heart, CHF and medical/surgical patients. The ICU and CVICU are each 22-bed units.

In collaboration with our Physicians and ancillary health personnel, we have a climate of teamwork that not only supports excellent customer service, but exceptional quality outcomes for the patients we serve. If you are a strong patient advocate, highly professional, enjoy learning and offer great customer service, this unit is for you.



Location:

North Mountain - John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, a 262-bed not-for-profit hospital, is known for its long history of innovative service to North Phoenix. The first hospital in the Valley to achieve Magnet nursing status, it also was a pioneer in trauma care and is one of only six Level I Trauma Centers in the state.

Our hospitals rate in the top 3% in the nation for employee satisfaction according to Morehead Associates, employee opinion researchers.


Benefit & Career Development Highlights:

We provide employees with outstanding benefits and options that meet your specific needs. Health insurance choices, retirement plan options, child care facilities and subsidies and a substantial accrued earned time off program to spend enjoying your hobbies, taking a dream vacation or just relaxing and rejuvenating.

Nurses are, also, eligible for educational assistance through our generous tuition reimbursement program or student loan payback program (up to $5250/year for those qualified).

Qualifications:

• Associates degree required

• Current AZ RN license or compact state RN license

• ACLS and BCLS required as appropriate for assigned unit

• BSN and 1 year experience preferred

• Ability to communicate effectively across a diversity of patients