Registered Nurses – Cardiac Step-Down/Telemetry Nights

Job Opportunity: Join Our Compassionate Care Team! Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients? We’re looking for dedicated individuals to join our team, where you can pursue your passion for patient care while contributing to a positive, supportive work environment. Our dynamic, fast-paced environment provides specialized care for cardiac patients that require close monitoring.

As part of our team, we offer: Dedicated 4:1 Patient-to-Nurse Ratios: Focus on delivering personalized, high-quality care with manageable workloads. Management of Multiple Patient Transitions Throughout the Day: Perform same-day scheduled procedural admissions, post-procedure recovery, and progressive cardiac cares that contribute to hospital throughput.

Collaborative Teamwork: Work alongside a team of skilled professionals, ensuring a cooperative and efficient care environment. Social Support & Comradery: Become part of a network of colleagues who foster genuine connections, supporting one another both personally and professionally. Assistance & Guidance: Receive ongoing support from peers and supervisors when questions arise or additional assistance is needed in patient care areas by developing critical thinking skills.

Self-Scheduling Opportunities: Enjoy flexibility with the ability to set your own schedule, helping you balance work and personal life. Career Growth & Education: Access opportunities for continued professional development, cross-training, and education to help you advance in your career in a nurturing and dynamic environment.

Job Function: As a member of our professional staff, you will be responsible for the direct care of assigned patients, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care to deliver optimal patient outcomes.

Your responsibilities

Direct Patient Care: Provide high-quality, compassionate care, utilizing evidence-based practices. Team Collaboration: Work with a dedicated team to ensure comprehensive care and optimal patient outcomes. Nursing Process: Use the nursing process of assessment, goal-setting, intervention planning, and continuous evaluation to ensure the highest standards of care.

Compliance & Quality: Deliver care in alignment with hospital policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and established standards of care. Support Kansas Heart Hospital's Goals: Help us achieve the mission and goals of Kansas Heart Hospital through excellence in patient care and teamwork. Job Qualifications: Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

License: Registered nurse with current Kansas licensure. Previous Experience: 1 year in an acute care setting (recent) preferred. Key experience/Accomplishments: Demonstrates competence in clinical practice. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) affirmation desired. Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates and promotes confidence, credibility, adaptability, initiative, problem solving, and teamwork.

Requires strong communication skills. Job Duties and Responsibilities Admits adults with various cardiovascular diagnoses. Assists patients that require invasive tests, procedures, and therapies such as cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, balloon and stent or surgery. Administer various cardiac drips including nitroglycerin, heparin, amiodarone, Diltiazem, Milrinone, Dobutamine, Dopamine, among others.

Manage post cardiothoracic and cardiovascular patient populations with acute needs and wound care. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a team that values both patients and staff, we want to hear from you!