Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Critical Care
Christiana Care Health Systems
Newark, Delaware
CVICU · Cardiology
Posted Jun 26 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour 12 hour
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- CCU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour 12 hour · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Delaware is $37/hr, across 43 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Critical Care. Full Time - 12-hour Shifts. Day/Midnight Shifts (7A-7P & 7P-7A). Weekend & Holiday commitment. Newark, DE. Join Our Team in Cardiovascular Critical Care! As an RN in Cardiovascular Critical Care, you will gain diverse and challenging experiences caring for a cardiac medical and surgical critical care population. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where collaboration and advanced clinical skills are key.
What You'll Do
Provide expert care for high-acuity cardiac patients, including those requiring advanced therapies. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including cardiologists, medical residents, cardiac surgeons, and physician assistants. Participate in daily patient-focused rounds to ensure optimal outcomes. Manage complex interventions such as titration of multiple vasoactive medications, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, ventilator management and rapid weaning, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), ventricular assist devices (VADs), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients.
Sourced from a public job board.
“At least two years of stepdown experience required. Previous critical care experience strongly preferred. BLS & ACLS certifications required. Cardiac dysrhythmia” · from this posting
Requirements
- BSN required or commitment to obtaining BSN within three years of date of hire
- Experience caring for high acuity patients required
- At least two years of stepdown experience required
- Previous critical care experience strongly preferred
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- Cardiac dysrhythmia proficiency required
- Delaware RN licensure or eligibility for licensure in the state of Delaware
Benefits
- Full Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Two retirement planning offerings including 403(b) with company contributions
- Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
- 12 week paid parental leave
- Tuition assistance
Place
- City
- Newark, Delaware
- Rent against this pay
- 26% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $76,912/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
- Address
- 4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19713, USA
$1,654 median rent against $6,396 a month at $41/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Delaware index 99.8, where 100 is the national average.
Newark, Delaware offers a classic college-town feel as home to the University of Delaware, blending tree-lined residential streets with a walkable Main Street corridor of shops and eateries. Its small-town charm, proximity to major mid-Atlantic cities, and community-oriented atmosphere make it a welcoming spot for nurses seeking a balanced, lower-stress pace of life.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
ChristianaCare is a private not-for-profit regional health care system headquartered in Newark, Delaware, led by CEO Janice Nevin. The organization describes itself as having regional leadership status and an award-winning clinical reputation, with access to the most advanced health care…
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ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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