Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Rehab

Hartford Healthcare•Vernon, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Nurses work in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focused on a patient centered care model in a richly diverse work space. Under the direction and general supervision of the Nurse Manager, the registered nurse utilizes evidence based practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, policies and procedures of the hospital and as directed by the medical staff. The registered nurse who through knowledge and ability uses the nursing process to develop a plan of care which includes standards of practice to meet the physical, emotional spiritual, cultural and educational needs of the patient and family. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse will have expertise in the cardiovascular specialty areas. Their role will integrate the components of clinician, teacher, consultant and researcher into direct patient care.

Requirements

Current Connecticut State RN License
Current BLS/ACLS
Associate's required
Meets the skills criteria for Cardiac Rehab Nurse Competencies.
Capable of meeting the physical and emotional demands of the position
Desire to work within a comprehensive health care team

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
Previous Cardiac Rehab experience preferred with knowledge of exercise therapy
Previous experience preferred in ICU, Cardiology or in a cardiovascular clinical area e.g.: Coronary Care, Cardiac Rehab, Congestive Heart Failure-Two years of recent and relevant experience preferred

Responsibilities

Completes Initial Assessment for patients referred to the outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program
Identifies indications for participation, contraindications for participation and specific monitoring needs and risk factor modification goals for each patient.
Completes patient education/counseling and documents treatment plan, including measureable goals, tailored to the individualized goals/needs of each patient referred to the program.
Evaluates, monitors and documents multiple patients response to exercise therapy prior to, during and after exercise therapy. This ongoing assessment includes blood pressure, heart rate, rate of perceived exertion, telemetry/EKG, and may also include oxygen saturation, daily weight, blood sugar and ventricular assist devices
Reports any significant participant acute conditions (e.g: dysrhythmias, blood pressure, angina symptoms, weight gain) to the supervising physician immediately. Reports ongoing, abnormal trends to physician/provider as needed (ex: elevated blood pressure; abnormally low blood pressure, episodes of hypo/hyperglycemia) via event report.
Initiates ACLS measures and/or emergency care according to hospital policy.
Completes tasks related to patient recruitment, insurance pre-certification, registration, and records management (Scott Care, Epic) as needed.
Keeps current in the field of cardiac rehabilitation through journals, in-services, mock codes, conferences and staff meetings