CVOR Nurse

CommonSpirit Health Philanthropy • Sacramento, CA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1d ago

Overview

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento, Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement Spine Center of Excellence, Primary Stroke Center, Ventricular Assist Device, and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars, Practice Green Health 2021, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A, Level 4 Epilepsy Center, and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

As our Cardiac OR Nurse at Mercy General Hospital, you’ll care for patients who may have life-threatening cardiac events or conditions while helping their families navigate daily care and the long-term plan for healing and maintenance outside of the hospital.

You’ll never have the same day twice as your patients’ needs evolve. That’s why you must be adaptable and detail-oriented, observing vitals and reporting the warning signs early to our multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, EKG techs, and other cardiovascular professionals.

Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to go the extra mile for your patients and your strong assessment skills. To further support your nursing career, we offer continuing education opportunities to help you advance your clinical nursing skills.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Position Summary:

Develop the skill set to manage very acute and complex cardiovascular patients.
Managing patients with acute and implantable mechanical circulatory devices, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
You will be trained in direct recovery of the post-surgery patient.

THIS JOB OFFERS BOTH AN INCENTIVE AND RELOCATION:

We are offering a $15,000 Sign On Bonus in addition to relocation to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
Adoption Assistance
Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
Retirement Programs
Wellness Programs

Call Required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license
One (1) year of experience in med/surge acute care setting as a Registered Nurse OR experience with scrubbing and circulating abilities.
BLS through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications: