Details

• Department: Cardiovascular ICU (CVTU/CVICU)
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, full-time, Day shift, 7:00AM-7:00PM, Weekend and holiday rotation
• Hospital: Ascension St. Vincent
• Location: Indianapolis, IN

Sign-on bonus available

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

• Implement and monitor patient care plans. Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Indiana Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

Additional Preferences

If you enjoy working in a collaborative, high intensity & fast paced environment where you can put your critical thinking skills to use, this is the position for you!

• Highly acute 24-beds Surgical/Medical Cardiac ICU/Cardiac Recovery
• Specializing in advanced heart failure, cardiogenic shock, STEMI, transplant, VAD’s, thoracic, vascular, ECMO patient populations
• Nursing to patient Ratio: 1:1 or 1:2
• Supported by Patient Care Technicians, resource, and multidisciplinary teams
• 1 - 2 years of Critical Care (ICU) experience preferred

Our Team

We have an amazing team of skilled nurses and patient care technicians that work with a multi-disciplinary team and innovative physicians. We work closely as a team to support our patients and each other.

Patients we serve:

• Medical Patients: STEMI, Cardiac Arrest, and Advanced Heart Failure
• Surgical Patients: Cardiac: Transplant, VAD, CABG, and Valve Repair/Replacement
• Thoracic: Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy, Esophagectomy
• Vascular: AAA repair, CEA, complex vascular repair
• Transplant: Heart and Kidney

Shifts:

Scheduled every third weekend, and holidays – minimum of two per year.

Preferred: At least one year of critical care experience

Why Join Our Team

Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana has been providing rewarding careers in healthcare for over 148 years. With 24 hospitals throughout the greater Indianapolis and Evansville areas, Ascension St. Vincent offers careers in a wide range of services including acute and long-term care, bariatrics, cancer care, cardiovascular services, emergency services, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatric services, primary and urgent care, women's health services and more.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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