Registered Nurse - Cardiac Unit 500

Tucson Medical Center (TMC) is Tucsons only non-profit community owned hospital. Employees choose to work at TMC because of our of integrity, community, dedication, and compassion which we show through the exceptional care we provide to our patients and our community. Our passion for caring for the Tucson community has expanded over the last to include community partnerships, new medical specialties, and medical clinics to further provide the care our community deserves.

Why Join Tucson Medical Center?

We dont only care for our patients, we care for our TMC family too. As a member of our family you can expect to enjoy a wide variety of benefits. In addition to all the benefits you would expect from a leading medical facility (medical, dental, vision, 401K with match) we also provide:

Family Style Atmosphere with a Supportive Team

Competitive Pay

Career Growth Opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

Health and Wellness Coaching

Extensive Onsite Gym for $12.00 a Month

Unit Information:

31 bed unit with 23 private and 4 semi private rooms catering to cardiac medical and surgical patients. It is a team oriented unit, involves multi-disciplinary approach in taking care of patients with a fast turnover and focuses on patient experience. All nurses are ACLS and BLS certified with telemetry competency with patient ration of 1: 4-5 both days and nights. The surgical population varies from post open heart procedures, day 1-2 out of ICU, VATS, thoracotomies and decortications, pericardectomy, pericardial windows, thymectomy (all procedures done by our cardio-thoracic surgeons). The cardiac medical patients are STEMI/NSTEMI with or without interventions, post coronary angiographies/angioplasties, device placements like ICD, pacemakers, Watchmans, mitral clips and also patients that needs medication/treatment for AFIB, CHF, arrhythmias, cardiac infections.

Requirements:

Education: Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program.

Experience: One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Licensure and Certification: Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Some departments such as Cardiac will require advanced life support certification (ACLS).