Cardiology Nurse
About The Position
The Cardiology Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation to support patients’ comfort and well-being. The nurse carries out unit-specific plans of care for the target patient population and coordinates care in collaboration with healthcare providers to ensure safe, effective, quality care. Cardiovascular procedures nurses will be trained to help cover stress testing. The role also includes Transesophageal Echocardiograms, Cardioversions, Tilt Tables, CCTAs, and NIPS. The position is based at Olathe Hospital. The schedule is days, Monday through Friday, in 10-hour shifts. Weekend call is required on Saturday and Sunday to help the nuclear department with inpatient testing. The posting notes typically four patients, pager pay every eighth week with a two-hour minimum, and weekend differential.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- At least 2 years of RN experience.
- Current active multistate RN license in good standing in the state where the applicant lives, or an active single-state RN license in good standing in the state of employment with proof of application for a multistate RN license in the applicant’s state of residence.
- Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS), Non-Clinical, from the American Heart Association within 14 days.
Responsibilities
- Critically evaluate emergency situations, initiate appropriate interventions, and collaborate with physicians on recommendations to address patients’ problems or questions.
- Facilitate efficient patient workflow in the clinic setting.
- Maintain physicians’ patient lists and answer consult pages; collaborate with rounding nurses and ARNPs to triage new admissions, consults, and discharges.
- Assess and evaluate patients for discharge planning, working with care coordinators to facilitate home assessment, home care, medications, education, nutrition, and follow-up.
- Follow policies and procedures for Amiodarone and Coumadin management and follow-up; educate patients and families about new medication therapy.
- Review laboratory and x-ray reports, enter data in the electronic medical record, and report results and physician recommendations to patients as needed.
- Perform venipunctures and EKGs when necessary.
- Arrange follow-up appointments through central scheduling and the CV follow-up form.
- Communicate with appropriate outpatient cardiology staff regarding outpatient management.
- Support initiatives to meet appropriate length-of-stay and disease-management outcomes and facilitate timely patient discharge.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
Benefits
- Pager pay every eighth week, with a two-hour minimum.
- Weekend differential.
