CVICU Nurse

apartment Dignity Health location_onChandler, AZ, US

Responsibilities

Chandler Regional Medical Center’s Intensive Care Units provide patient care to Level One Trauma, Cardiac Surgery, ECMO, Tandem, Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical patients. Our ICU is an 80 bed ICU that consists of 36 Medical-Surgical Beds (12 of which are CVICU), 32 Surgical-Trauma-Neuro Beds, and 12 Cardiac Care Beds which all house state of the art equipment. Chandler is ACS Level One Certified Trauma Center, Accredited Stroke Center, and is a Center of Excellence for Coronary Artery Bypass Patients and Mitral Valve replacements. The ratio for our ICU patients is 1:1 or 1:2 and is staffed 24x7 by certified Critical Care Intensivists.

The ICU has both a house wide as well as a unit based Shared Governance, that is nurse driven to allow staff the autonomy and buy in into how the unit is run. We utilize self-scheduling. The four ICUs are led by a shared leadership team, which provides many opportunities for growth, as well as the ability to cross train within the various ICUs (Trauma, Neuro, Surgical, Medical, and CVICU).

As an ICU Nurse, you have a desire to be challenged and excel in intense, fast-paced environments. You will provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Critical thinking is what YOU love to do.

CVICU- This is the unit you are applying for as an ICU Nurse:

As a CVICU Nurse, you will provide direct nursing care in this 12-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care unit (within the 36-bed MICU) recovering immediate post-surgical open heart patients such as CABGs, valve surgeries, and aortic repairs. The CVICU also provides care to patients on ventricular support devices and ECMO. Critical thinking is what YOU love to do. (*minimum 1 year of CVICU experience recovering open heart patients in the immediate recovery phase)

CCICU

Cardiac Care Intensive Care Unit is a 12-bed medical cardiac intensive care unit in which you would provide direct patient care to lower acuity cardiac patients such as STEMIs, percutaneous coronary interventions, and vascular surgeries such as ELGs and carotid endarterectomy.

SICU

As a Surgical Trauma Neuro ICU Nurse, you will provide direct nursing care to neurology, neurosurgical, Level I trauma, and general surgery patients in this 32-bed Intensive Care Unit.

MICU

As a Medical ICU Nurse, you will provide direct nursing care to patients with sepsis, DKA, post cardiac arrest, respiratory failure and various other medical conditions for this 36-bed unit to medical ICU.

Qualifications

Minimum:

One (1) year RN ICU experience.

ADN, Diploma, or foreign equivalent.
Current AZ State RN License in good standing.
American Heart Association BLS.
ACLS card must be obtained within 1 months of hire.

Preferred:

Bachelors of nursing degree.
Cerner knowledge.

Overview

Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler, the Chandler Regional Medical Center is a 429-bed, not-for-profit hospital with more than 2,600 team members and almost 1,000 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. Chandler Regional joined the Dignity Health system in 1999, but has been part of the community for more than 50 years. The hospital includes a Level I Trauma Center, a Heart and Vascular Center, a Wound Healing Center, a Family Birth Center and many additional services. Dignity Health Chandler Regional, Mercy Gilbert, and Arizona General Hospital Mesa awarded $422,000 in grants to support five community projects led by 15 local organizations. Since 1991, Dignity Health's Community Health Improvement Grants program has provided $91 million to nearly 3,800 health projects, focusing on vulnerable and underserved populations.

The word “dignity” perfectly defines what our organization stands for: showing respect for all people by providing excellent care. At Chandler Regional, our employees are the heart and soul of our organization. They are the reason we are able to live out our healing ministry within the communities we serve. Our doctors, nurses and allied health professionals are a regular self-contained support system for each other. This unique working culture is one of the reasons why a career with us is so rewarding. Now is the perfect time to come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.

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