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Baptist Health Jacksonville lists this RN, NEW Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) Days, New-to-ICU Development Program, Baptist Medical Center Sout opportunity in jacksonville, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as "most preferred" for more than 30 years. We're Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital.
RN - NEW Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU), Days New-to-ICU Development Program | Baptist Medical Center South Ready to Take Your Nursing Career Into Critical Care? Baptist Medical Center South is preparing to open a new 8-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) and Open Heart Surgery Program in Fall 2027 .
We are looking for motivated Registered Nurses who are ready to take the next step in their careers and develop the knowledge and skills needed to become cardiovascular critical-care nurses.
You don't have to already be an ICU nurse. We will give you a pathway to become one.
This opportunity is designed for experienced acute-care nurses who are new to ICU nursing and ready for an intensive, structured clinical-development pathway.
Ideal candidates may have experience in:
Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
Cardiac/Telemetry
Step-Down
Medical-Surgical
Other acute-care nursing specialties
Your Pathway to CVICU Nurses selected for this program will:
Begin their critical-care development through Baptist Health's ICU Intensive Program
Complete clinical training and immersion at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Train alongside experienced ICU and CVICU nurses
Develop advanced critical-care and cardiovascular nursing competencies
Transition to Baptist Medical Center South as a founding member of our new CVICU team in preparation for the Fall 2027 opening
ICU Intensive cohorts begin in January and May .
What You Will Learn Your education and clinical development will include:
Critical-care nursing foundations
Assessment and management of the critically ill patient
Cardiac rhythm interpretation
Recognition and management of patient deterioration
Invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring
Vasoactive and inotropic medication management
Mechanical ventilation
Arterial and central venous lines
Chest tube management
Temporary pacing
Emergency response and resuscitation
Postoperative cardiovascular surgery care
Simulation and scenario-based education
CVICU-specific competency validation
Schedule Full-Time, 0.9 FTE
Three 12-hour shifts per week
Day Shift: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM
Education - Required Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program
Experience Preferred:
Acute-care hospital nursing experience
ED, PCU, Cardiac/Telemetry, Step-Down, or Medical-Surgical experience
Previous ICU experience is not required.
Licenses & Certifications - Required Current Registered Nurse license
Basic Life Support (BLS )
ACLS must be obtained within the timeframe established by the ICU Intensive/CVICU Development Program.
Why Baptist South? This is more than an opportunity to move into ICU nursing.
It is an opportunity to help build a new CVICU from the ground up.
You will learn alongside experienced critical-care nurses, develop advanced cardiovascular nursing skills, and gain hands-on experience before helping us open Baptist South's new CVICU.
When the doors open in Fall 2027, you won't simply be joining an established team.
You will be one of the nurses who helped build it. If you are ready to challenge yourself, grow your clinical practice, and take the next step into cardiovascular critical care, we want to meet you. Apply today and begin your pathway to becoming a CVICU nurse at Baptist South.
Primary Location:
South - Main Building
Worksite address
jacksonville, FL, 32290, US
Who can apply
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