Charge Nurse - Cardiac Step Down

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Summary:

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* Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
* Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
* Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
* Malpractice liability insurance
* Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
* EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities:

Presbyterian is looking for an Charge RN for our Cardiac Step Down unit. This unit is comprised of a

38-bed unit committed to the health of our patients by providing the highest level of care using a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. The unit provides patient-focused, specialized care to patients requiring telemetry monitoring for various cardiovascular disorders, including cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. Patients recovering from myocardial infarction, coronary intervention, pacemaker implantation and electrophysiology procedures are also cared for on this unit. Our unit also has approximately 50% regular progressive care-type patients. Cardiac Progressive Unit provides quality care to all its patient populations through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach. Comprehensive, professional patient care is provided during the inpatient stay, followed by personalized discharge planning to meet outpatient needs.

Sign on and relocation bonuses available for qualified candidates.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum One year of nursing experience required

• Associate Degree in Nursing minimum from an accredited academic nursing program (If a program is under conditional status, approval may be granted by system CNO)

• State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License

• BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire

• ACLS

Specialty Certifications: Specialty Certifications in area of practice preferred

• CDS Inpatient

• Progressive and Critical Care Units: ACLS

• Emergency Departments: ACLS, PALS

• Pediatrics / PICU: PALS

• Newborn Nursery / Mother-Baby Care / NICU: NRP

• Family Birthing Center: NRP and Fetal Monitoring; permanent charge requires ACLS in addition to others

• Pre-op / Operating Room / PACU: ACLS, PALS

• Oncology Chemotherapy certification

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Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.