RN-Cardiac Step Down

Company: Northwest Medical Center - Springdale
Location: Ozark
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Do you want to be a valued member of a team who plays a critical role in providing excellent care to patients a hospital setting? - If so, consider joining our team as a Full-Time -RN - - -in Cardiac Step Down -at our Springdale hospital.
Key responsibilities of this role include:

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• Evaluating assigned patient and plans
  
• Performing various patient tests and administering medications within the scope of practice
  
• Teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self- care skills
  
• Assessing behavioral and physiologic status of the post anesthesia patient population
  
• Developing, modifying, and integrating the patient's plan of care
  
• Establishing individualized patient goals
  
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  Key qualifications to be considered for this include:
  
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  • License to practice as an RN in the state of Arkansas
    
  • Current American Heart association BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications at start or acquired within first 90 days of employment
    
    About Northwest Health
    Northwest Health provides inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic imaging, medical, surgical and emergency services to the Bentonville, Springdale, Fayetteville, Johnson and Siloam Springs communities in northwestern Arkansas. We are your family, friends and neighbors, and we work with and for our community to provide quality healthcare.
    With a combined active medical staff of more than 540 physicians, 2,200 employees and 487 beds, Northwest Health is one of the largest health networks in Northwest Arkansas with five hospitals and over thirty clinics. - Our hospitals include:
    
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    • Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville
      
    • Northwest Medical Center - Springdale
      
    • Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
      
    • Northwest Health Physicians' Specialty Hospital
      
    • Willow Creek Women's Hospital
      
      Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing and most dynamic regions in America-a perfect blend of urban sophistication and small town charm. - If you aren't local and haven't already discovered this, check out to see why NWA keeps winning awards as a best place to live.
      We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/M/V) and welcome you to apply. -
      #INDNW
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      -EducationPreferred
      • Associates or better in NursingLicenses & CertificationsPreferred
        • C-AHA ACLS
        • C-AHA BLS Basic Cardiac

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