Registered Nurse Cardiovascular Recovery
El Paso, Texas
The Cardiovascular Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Las Palmas/Del Sol Medical Center and the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
Posted Sep 11 · 2 years of experience
- Unit and setting
- Cardiovascular Recovery
- License
- RN license RN licensure in State of Texas or Compact State
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN licensure in State of Texas or Compact State Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Certification
- Advance Cardiac Life support within 6 months of hireAfter hire · within 6 months of hire
- Education
- Diploma in Nursing
- Experience
- 2 years experience as a registered nurse
Preferred
- Certification
- CCRN or Cardiac Specialty Nursing Certification
- Experience
- hemodynamic monitoring and intra-aortic balloon pumping
- Also asks
- reads and writes basic English to transfer orders and document in medical record
- Also asks
- ability to move in excess of 100 pounds with assistance
- Also asks
- ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family and external partners needs
- Also asks
- knowledge of age appropriate medication dosages and critical care medications
- Also asks
- ability to manage a team and work within a team
- Also asks
- strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
What it pays
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine coverageComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Benefitsfree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Benefitspaid time off, paid family leave, disability coverage and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, ESPP, and financial wellbeing tools
- Benefitstuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and Galen College of Nursing partnershipEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Benefitsfertility, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental protection, and legal counseling
More benefits (17)
- Dental insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Loan assistance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Family leave
- Comprehensive benefits
- PTO
- Paid family leave
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan assistance
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Day to day
- provides direct nursing care
- Day to day
- supervise and provide feedback to Director regarding patient care The Cardiovascular Nurse will supervise and provide feedback to the Director regarding patient care and is a clinical role model.
- Day to day
- assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and coordinates treatment plans
- Cross-training
- cross-trained in Hybrid OR, EP Lab, Heart Recovery, and non-invasive procedures (EKG and stress testing) The Cardiovascular Nurse will be cross-trained to assist in the Hybrid OR, EP Lab, Heart Recovery, Non-invasive procedures to include EKG and stress testing.
- On call
- on-call required On-Call is required.
The workplace
Del Sol Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, a network serving El Paso and West Texas communities. Operated by HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest private employer of Registered Nurses with over 100,000 nurses, the facility provides…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
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Job Summary and Qualifications
The Cardiovascular Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Las Palmas/Del Sol Medical Center and the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. The Cardiovascular Nurse will supervise and provide feedback to the Director regarding patient care and is a clinical role model. In collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family, and other members of the health care team, the clinical RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and coordinates treatment plans.
The Cardiovascular Nurse will be cross-trained to assist in the Hybrid OR, EP Lab, Heart Recovery, Non-invasive procedures to include EKG and stress testing. On-Call is required. Core Competencies will be assessed in accordance to the units’ specific patient population served.
What qualifications you will need
Required licensure/certifications
1. Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Advance Cardiac Life support within 6 months of hire
- RN licensure in State of Texas or Compact State
Required education/
Experience
- Minimum of Diploma in Nursing required.
- Minimum of 2 years experience as a registered nurse
PREFERRED EDUCATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Reads and writes basic English with the skills necessary to understand and transfer physician’s orders and document in medical record.
- Ability to move in excess of 100 pounds, with assistance from other personnel and/or equipment.
- Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family and external partners needs.
- Knowledgeable of age appropriate medication dosages and medications commonly used in critical care.
- Knowledgeable of hemodynamic monitoring and intra-aortic balloon pumping.
- Ability to manage a team and work with others within a team to ensure quality patient care.
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- CCRN or Cardiac Specialty Nursing Certification.
Benefits
Del Sol Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Del Sol Medical Center is a full service, acute-care hospital in east El Paso, Texas. We have a Level II trauma designation . This facility has 300+ patient beds . Our range of services include emergency care, cardiac care, women’s services, Level III NICU, rehabilitation, a bariatric clinic, and a Minimally Invasive Surgery Center . Del Sol Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Cardiovascular Recovery opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
What's around it?
El Paso, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,073/mo
- Household income
- $59,745/yr, all local households, not nurse pay