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As our Mechanical Circulatory Support Nurse at CHI St Vincent Infirmary, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease. You’ll provide continued care and perform procedures as detailed in the care plan. CVICU Nurses deliver care to patients in critical condition who are suffering heart problems. These patients are often coming out of cardiac surgery and require a very specialized level of care.
Job Responsibility:
Monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease
Provide continued care and perform procedures as detailed in the care plan
Deliver care to patients in critical condition who are suffering heart problems
Proficiently care for and assist in the patient and MCS device
Proficiently perform safety checks on MCS devices and understand the appropriate steps when an unexpected or emergency situation occurs
Monitor pump functioning throughout patient therapy and maintain pump integrity
monitor circuit volume and administer products, medications and/or volumes as ordered
monitor anticoagulation, electrolyte acid-base balance and blood gas composition volumes and adjust MCS device to maintain physician orders
With the MCS coordinator, Intensivist APRN or perfusion set up and prime ECMO circuits
initiate and maintain extracorporeal life support according to protocols
With the MCS coordinator, Intensivist APRN or perfusion assist with logistics of cannulation, decannulation, and in-house transport of patients on MCS
With the MCS Coordinator, Intensivist APRN and perfusion department manage planned and emergent disruption of MCS
Assist with the replacement of components under normal and emergent conditions
Proficiently and Safely recover and take care of open heart surgeries, vascular and thoracic surgeries
Requirements:
Active RN license to practice in the state of Arkansas
1 year of experience as an RN/Charge RN in a CVICU/MCS setting
Must be competent in the following roles: charge nurse & preceptor
Must be proficient in the following device/surgeries: ECMO, LVAD, impella, CRRT, IABP, swan ganz, and recovery of open heart surgery
BLS through the American Heart Association is required
ACLS through the American Heart Association is required
What we offer:
Sign on bonus up to $25,000
Additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder