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Location

Fredericksburg, VA | United States

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Job description

Mary Washington Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) CCU - Coronary Care for a nursing job in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CCU - Coronary Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: days
• Employment Type: Staff

Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

Job Summary:

The Level II Competent Registered Nurse is clinically able to care for patients. The Level II MWHC nurse demonstrates the ability to collaborate with the healthcare team to improve the quality of care in the designated clinical area by incorporating research and implementing evidenced-based knowledge into practice. The Level II Competent Registered Nurse assumes the accountability and responsibility as a professional nurse for providing total, comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care for an assigned group of patients. The RN is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Interested in beginning your nursing practice in our Cardiac Care Unit at Mary Washington Hospital? Apply Here!

Cardiac Care (3 North) is a 32-Bed unit designed for patients who require close cardiac telemetry monitoring. The patient populations in our community that we serve are before and after a variety of cardiac procedures (cardiac catheterization, pacemaker placement/upgrade, AICD placement, ablations, and Watchman procedures), congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Cardiac Care nurses are specially trained to interpret EKGs, vital signs, and maintain antiarrhythmic drips to provide immediate cardiac interventions and medical care. Our fast-paced unit takes pride in providing excellent patient care through collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team and unit comradery!

Practice Standards for a Level II Registered Nurse:

In the MWHC Practice Standards, a Level II Registered Nurse is outlined in the following areas of:

• Exemplary Professional Practice Standards
• Structural Empowerment Practice Standards
• Transformational Leadership Practice Standards
• New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvement Practice Standards

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Direct and coordinate nursing care, including oversight of licensed and unlicensed personnel in any assigned or delegated tasks using the nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork to achieve desired patient outcomes.
• Coordinate involvement of the patient, family and health team members in patient care, including patient/family teaching and discharge planning.
• Communicate and coordinate the plan of care and other pertinent information to/from other health care team members.
• Assist Leadership to define standards of excellence for patient care; participate in improvement of patient care services.
• Participate in, contribute to and integrate performance improvement into care delivery and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Participate in orientation of new permanent and temporary staff members.
• Act as point of contact on hospital and departmental policies and procedures to nurses and other health team members.
• Participate in daily operational activities necessary for safe patient/staff environment.
• Provide input to the Nurse Manager regarding unit needs.
• Participate in unit, departmental and hospital committees for formulation of nursing and hospital policies and procedures.
• Ability to complete physical assessments; identify potential clinical issue and emergent situations. Must be detail oriented.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and has experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum one year of Cardiac Critical Care experience preferred.
• Valid RN License from Virginia or reciprocal compact state required.
• BSN is preferred; all Registered Nurses with an Associate's Degree in Nursing will be required to obtain their BSN within five years of hire. (Effective March 2014)
• AHA BLS Provider CPR required at hire
• AHA ACLS Provider required within 6 months

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

Mary Washington Healthcare Job ID #R-13003. Posted job title: registered nurse (rn)- cardiac care, full time, day, sign-on bonus!

About Mary Washington Healthcare

Join Mary Washington Healthcare, one of Virginia’s fastest-growing healthcare systems and the region’s premier healthcare provider. Our nursing jobs, allied health, and physician jobs promote growth through career advancement and support in an environment designed for success.

MWHC offers all the benefits of a big city healthcare system in the beautiful setting of the Virginia countryside, with easy access to Washington, DC and Richmond. Our regional medical system includes two state-of-the-art hospitals – Mary Washington Hospital, a Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma Center and Stafford Hospital. Our Centers of Excellence include Regional Cancer Center, Virginia Heart & Vascular Institute, Human Motion Institute, Women’s Health Institute and The Neurosciences Center.

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Benefits

• 403b retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Employee assistance programs
• Holiday Pay
• Pet insurance
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program

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