Registered Nurse (RN-CNI), Cardiac Stepdown, Full-Time, Day, ONA
Cincinnati, Ohio
You'll care for patients on the busy 16-bed cardiac stepdown unit. UC Health is an academic medical center.
Posted Sep 23 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day shift Registered Nurse (RN-CNI), Cardiac Stepdown, Full-Time, Day, ONA36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac stepdown unit · Hospital Care for patients recovering from heart failure, heart infections, heart dysrhythmias, status post ablation, pacemaker, or cardiac catheterization.
- License
- RN license Licensure in the State of Ohio as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN)Ohio RN license
- Term
- Permanent Registered Nurse (RN-CNI), Cardiac Stepdown, Full-Time, Day, ONAFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed We would like to extend a warm welcome to New Grads!
- License
- Ohio RN license Licensure in the State of Ohio as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) Check your license
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
- Also asks
- Strategic, adaptable, growth-oriented, team-focused personality A strategic, adaptable, growth-oriented, and team-focused personality
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, dental and vision insuranceMedical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- BenefitsEmployee-paid short- and long-term disabilityEmployee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
- BenefitsTuition reimbursement opportunitiesTuition Reimbursement Opportunities
- BenefitsCommunity discountsCommunity Discounts
The role and schedule
- Patients
- Patients recovering from heart failure, heart infections, dysrhythmias, ablation, pacemaker or cardiac catheterization Care for patients recovering from heart failure, heart infections, heart dysrhythmias, status post ablation, pacemaker, or cardiac catheterization.
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Acts as a resource person and mentor for new personnel, floater, and/or supplemental staff working on the unit.
- Day to day
- Cardiovascular assessments and charting Performs and charts thorough cardiovascular assessments
- Day to day
- Patient and family teaching on treatment Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment, and involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment, and continuing care of the patient.
- Day to day
- Coordinates the plan of care for each assigned patient Prepares, implements, evaluates, revises and coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care for each assigned patient
- Care model
- Teamwork model with collaboration among all members Our teamwork model encourages collaboration amongst all members to ensure we provide the highest quality of care.
- Unit size
- 16-bed cardiac stepdown unit The Registered Nurse will support the Medical Centers busy 16-bed cardiac stepdown unit
- On call
- No call
- Details
- Hospital has Greater Cincinnati's only Level I adult trauma center UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center
- Details
- Welcomes new graduate nurses
The workplace
You are looking at UC Health in Cincinnati, the region’s academic health system with two inpatient campuses, more than 60 outpatient locations, and a nursing workforce of about 2,660. On the floor that can mean Same Day Surgery on a…
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
Posted on UC Health’s careers page.
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Registered Nurse (RN -CNI), Full-Time, Day UC Health is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN CNI) for Cardiac Stepdown at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The Registered Nurse will support the Medical Centers busy 16-bed cardiac stepdown unit delivering high-quality care to patients based on assessed needs, established stands of care and according to policy and procedures.
About University of Cincinnati Medical Center
As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati.
UC Medical Center is also home to medical breakthroughs- our physician experts conduct basic, translational and clinical research, leading to new therapies and care protocols, and connecting patients to the latest and most advanced treatments. UC Medical Center houses Greater Cincinnati’s only Level I adult trauma center, which includes the right mix of specialist and medical resources available at a moment’s notice for a wide variety of the most complex medical conditions and injuries.
Unit Details
Our teamwork model encourages collaboration amongst all members to ensure we provide the highest quality of care. We would like to extend a warm welcome to New Grads! Many opportunities available at UCMC for professional growth and development!
Benefits Details
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
- 401K
- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
- Community Discounts
Job Responsibilities
The Registered Nurse (RN-CNI) is an individual who holds a current state license to practice nursing. The practice of nursing requires specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to provide care to groups and individuals. The RN utilizes knowledge derived from the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, social and nursing sciences to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
The care is culturally based and age-specific . Care for patients recovering from heart failure, heart infections, heart dysrhythmias, status post ablation, pacemaker, or cardiac catheterization. Collects basic level data, follows protocols with all populations, and does not deviate from them.
Matches formal knowledge with clinical events to make decision . Performs and charts thorough cardiovascular assessments Prepares, implements, evaluates, revises and coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care for each assigned patient in a collaborative effort with the other healthcare team members and patient/family within the time frame indicated by unit's standards of practice. Communicates formulated plan of care, as appropriate, to all levels of associates involved in the patient's care, and demonstrates ability to establish priorities of care based on patient's assessment and needs.
Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment, and involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment, and continuing care of the patient. Identifies and responds appropriately to different patient needs resulting from behavioral health problems, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious/cultural norms. Demonstrates critical thinking, accountability, flexibility, and a cooperative attitude in meeting the needs of the unit.
Nursing process is accurately and concisely documented, including evaluation of treatment and in accordance to hospital policy and procedure. Acts as a resource person and mentor for new personnel, floater, and/or supplemental staff working on the unit. Assumes responsibility for personal professional development and contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
Education and Experience
Requirements
A strategic, adaptable, growth-oriented, and team-focused personality Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing Licensure in the State of Ohio as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) Join our team to BE UC Health. Be Extraordinary. Be Supported. Be Hope. Apply Today!
About UC Health
UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching—a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center.
Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com. At UC Health, we’re proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance health and reduce suffering.
As the region’s adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you’ll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors. UC Health is an EEO employer.
What's around it?
Cincinnati, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,001/mo
- Household income
- $52,909/yr, all local households, not nurse pay