Registered Nurse - CVCCC 72 hr D/M New

Christiana Care has the prestigious Magnet designation with two acute care hospitals located in Wilmington and Newark, Delaware. U.S. News & World Report named Christiana Care among America's "Best Hospitals".Christiana Care Health System is currently seeking a Registered Nurse for our Cardiovascular Critical Care ICU. This is a 72 hr bi weekly position working - Day/Midnight Shift position. Shifts are twelve hours. Every other weekend and holidays as required.The RN in CVCCC - ICU will gain diverse and challenging experiences with a cardiac medical and surgical critical care population. Opportunities exist to collaborate with the coronary care multidisciplinary team, which includes cardiologists and medical residents, as well as the cardiac surgery multidisciplinary team, inclusive of attending surgeons and PA's. The CVCCC RN will participate in daily multidisciplinary patient-focused rounds, will gain extensive experience caring for extremely high acuity cardiac patients, titrating multiple vasoactive medications, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, ventilators and rapid weaning, intra-aortic balloon pumps, CRRT, and ventricular assist devices.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• BSN preferred
• Commitment to obtaining BSN within three years of date of hire can be considered with relevant experience
• At least one year of stepdown experience required
• Previous critical care experience preferred
• BLS required
• ACLS and cardiac dysrhythmia proficiency required
• Basic knowledge of critical care medications required
• Delaware RN licensure or eligibility for licensure in the state of Delaware