What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Manager - CVICU position at MUSC Health?
Job Description Summary
The Nurse Manager reports to the Director/Service Line Administrator. The Nurse Manager ensures the provision of his/her departments in collaboration with other health professionals in an environment that is respectful of others, accountable for outcomes and adaptive to change. The Nurse Manager is responsible for the planning and comprehensive operations of department/unit on a 24-hour basis.
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC000382 CHS - CVICU (Cardiovascular ICU) (ART)
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Pay Grade
Health-33
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Job Description
The CVICU is a 21 bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit specializing heart failure, VAD and heart transplant work ups, LVAD, heartware, heart transplantation, double lung transplantation, cardiac surgeries to include coronary bypass, valve replacements and repairs, aortic dissection repairs, thoracic surgeries to include esophagectomies and pneumonectomies. We also have a lot of devices i.e. balloon pumps, centrimags/ECMO, as well as all heart ware, HMII and HMIII. Because we are specialized and high paced unit we get surgical and medical patients so orientation is pretty extensive. We also have the capabilities of reopening a chest at the bedside, placing chest tubes, thoracentesis/paracentesis and other procedures that in other places may require going to the OR or procedural suite.
Additional Job Description
Education: Master's Degree in Nursing or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in related field required. A minimum of 5 years of nursing work experience, two years of which must be in supervisory/management capacity. Certification in specialty area preferred or completion within one year of eligibility strongly encouraged.
Required License Certification and Registration: Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state required. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.
If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!
The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.
Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
The Nurse Manager reports to the Director/Service Line Administrator. The Nurse Manager ensures the provision of his/her departments in collaboration with other health professionals in an environment that is respectful of others, accountable for outcomes and adaptive to change. The Nurse Manager is responsible for the planning and comprehensive operations of department/unit on a 24-hour basis.
Entity
Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Cost Center
CC000382 CHS - CVICU (Cardiovascular ICU) (ART)
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Pay Grade
Health-33
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Job Description
The CVICU is a 21 bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit specializing heart failure, VAD and heart transplant work ups, LVAD, heartware, heart transplantation, double lung transplantation, cardiac surgeries to include coronary bypass, valve replacements and repairs, aortic dissection repairs, thoracic surgeries to include esophagectomies and pneumonectomies. We also have a lot of devices i.e. balloon pumps, centrimags/ECMO, as well as all heart ware, HMII and HMIII. Because we are specialized and high paced unit we get surgical and medical patients so orientation is pretty extensive. We also have the capabilities of reopening a chest at the bedside, placing chest tubes, thoracentesis/paracentesis and other procedures that in other places may require going to the OR or procedural suite.
Additional Job Description
Education: Master's Degree in Nursing or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and Master's Degree in related field required. A minimum of 5 years of nursing work experience, two years of which must be in supervisory/management capacity. Certification in specialty area preferred or completion within one year of eligibility strongly encouraged.
Required License Certification and Registration: Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or compact state required. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.
If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!
The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.
Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
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