Cardiopulmonary Patient Educator - Registered Nurse

CVS Health•San Jose, CA

8d•$32 - $69•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. As a Cardiopulmonary Patient Educator with CVS Health, you will have the opportunity to use your clinical skills to be an educator to your patients and their caregivers, helping them understand their complex Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) therapies by providing infusion training and clinical support. This is a direct-hire, full-time position.

Requirements

Must live within one hour of the San Francisco International Airport, Oakland International Airport, or San Jose Mineta International Airport.
Registered Nurse with a current unrestricted license in the state of CA with ability to obtain additional licensure for multi-state service area
Two years of experience in a critical care or acute care hospital setting providing high-tech infusions, or two years of high-tech home infusion experience.
Ability to build positive business relationships with all levels of medical/clinical personnel.
Ability to travel as noted in the position summary and as business needs require.
Have and maintain current CPR certification.
Possess a valid and current driver’s license and auto insurance.
Participate in the on call rotation as determined by staffing and business needs

Nice To Haves

Experience in caring for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – PAH is great, but not required
Home healthcare and pediatric experience is preferred, but not required
CRNI certification is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Consult and collaborate with physicians, clinicians, pharmacy operations and the sales team to coordinate the patient’s plan of care.
Work within a highly specialized area of nursing and enjoy the autonomy that comes from working within a home care service.
Assist patients who are initiating or transitioning to infused or inhaled therapies for PAH.
Develop deep relationships with patients and caregivers in a one-on-one setting.
Have excellent written and verbal customer service skills and advanced computer skills in order to interact with key partners
Participate in on-call as the business needs.
Travel will be via car and airplane to see patients, support our sales team, and for training as needed. You will primarily visit patients throughout the Bay Area (approximately 60-70% of the time) and two-hour drives are not uncommon. One will need to have the flexibility to travel throughout the state approximately 10-20% of the time resulting in overnight travel of 2-3 days
When not traveling you will work from home (approximately 10-20% of the time).