Registered Nurse (RN) - OR Cardio Vascular

Hartford Hospital • Full-time • Pleasant Valley, CT, United States, CT, United States • 21h ago

Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Shift Detail: 40 hours a week RN shifts may rotate

Start here at Hartford Hospital and work where every moment matters!

Hartford Hospital doesn’t just take great care of our patients; we take great care of our Registered Nurses too! Our benefit options at Hartford Hospital are designed so you can care for yourself and your family, just as you care for others when you are here.

What our Registered Nurses love about Hartford Hospital:

SIGN ON BONUS UP TO $30,000 offered for this role (restrictions apply)
Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six months of employment and up to 40% tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleague AND dependents
Loan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans
Employee assistance and wellness programs including a strong focus on promoting mental health
Paid time off and health insurance packages
Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!

At Hartford Hospital, we are focused on supporting our colleagues. Our Registered Nurses have the opportunity to practice at the top of their license using research, innovation and evidence-based practices.

The award-winning Heart & Vascular Institute is a national leader in advancing cardiac care, offering heart disease prevention, treatment, surgery and research. We received “top performer” recognition by The Joint Commission for performance on evidence-based care processes for the treatment of heart attack, and were recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association as a Get with the Guidelines® - Stroke GOLD PLUS Achievement Award winner in 2016.

Position Description:

The Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) provides specialized care for patients undergoing cardiac or vascular surgery. Common procedures in the CVOR include coronary artery bypass surgery, valve replacements, heart transplants, aortic artery repairs, vascular bypass, endarterectomies, and endovascular cardiac surgeries, among others. Nurses in the CVOR are integral members of a highly functioning and dynamic interdisciplinary team, working closely with cardiac and vascular surgeons, advanced practice providers, surgical technologists, perfusionists, anesthesia providers, and support staff. Expand on your skills –join this established skilled team in this expanding fast paced, high volume, high acuity specialty area.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

The primary role will be as a circulating nurse in one of our seven cardiac or vascular operating rooms. High volume OR, averaging 30 open heart cases per week.
On-call obligation required for covering weeknights and both weekend days and nights after the orientation process.
Works as a team member in the operating room alongside the rest of the surgical team to provide patient-centered care to high acuity patients.
Ensures the presence and proper arrangement of surgical equipment and supplies in the operating room for each operation.
Assists with cleaning operating room after the operation, ensuring proper routing of equipment and used material.
Organizing and administering individualized, professional patient care to patients within the Operating Room.
Providing nursing care in accordance with the objectives, policies, procedures and protocols of the hospital and AORN, ASPAN and SGNA standards.
Participating in patient teaching; incorporating the needs and behavior of the patient’s specific age/cultural groups in planning and providing care.
Participating in quality improvement activities.
After orientation there is a possibility for flexible scheduling, including evening or weekend only schedule.

Qualifications

Current active CT RN License
Previous OR experience required (OR Novice nurses, including Graduate Nurses, may apply to the OR Nurse Transition to Practice Program)
BSN Preferred
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at time of hire
Excellent interpersonal skills
Independent problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills
CNOR certification preferred

Hartford Hospital is part of Hartford HealthCare, a system that includes 7 acute care hospitals, a comprehensive Behavioral Health Network, Home Care services, Senior Services, and an extensive Medical Group network. Hartford HealthCare’s unified culture enhances access, affordability, equity and excellence. Its care-delivery system of more than 40,000 employees— in more than 500 locations serving 185 towns across Connecticut offers unparalleled expertise-touching more than 23,000 lives every single day. Here you’ll learn, grow, and contribute to healing and health as part of one of Connecticut’s premier health systems. No matter where you work in the Hartford HealthCare system, you're connected to the team that's redefining care. Start here, where every moment matters.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

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