Registered Nurse -- Cardiac Rehab

Breckinridge Health•Hardinsburg, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation services to participants. The Registered Nurse will be responsible for patient assessment, developing and implementing care plans, providing education on cardiovascular and pulmonary health, and monitoring patient progress during exercise sessions. This position requires a strong understanding of cardiovascular and pulmonary anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, as well as effective communication and counseling techniques to promote behavior change and guide patients toward recovery and lifestyle adjustments.

Requirements

Active Kentucky Registered Nurse Licensure
BLS and ACLS Certification

Nice To Haves

Cardiac Rehab experience desirable

Responsibilities

Charts and documents assessment and daily participant information and progress.
Sends progress notes to physicians as indicated.
Demonstrates an understanding of cardiovascular and pulmonary anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology.
Demonstrate competent instruction and counseling techniques using a variety of methods, strategies, materials, and technologies helpful in promoting behavior change.
Continue patient care using multidisciplinary assessment data and continue the plan of rehab, including moving toward the established reasonable goals.
Identify common cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions limiting or otherwise influencing the prescription of physical activity, dietary intake, lipid management, smoking cessation, or stress mgmt.
Help to develop plan of care that cumulates in a home exercise program.
Responsible for B/P checks pre and post exercise, and watching for abnormal responses on the telemetry device.
Assess participant before and during exercise session and make appropriate recommendations to the participant as needed.
Communicating the results of the comprehensive patient evaluation with the patient and referral physician.
Collaboration with the director and physician, which will safely and effectively guide the patient toward optimal restoration and maintenance of functional capacity.
Help guide the patient toward discharge in the rehabilitation program in terms of commitment to lifestyle changes, exercise responses, and achievement of desired behavioral and outcome goals.
Demonstrate ability to detect adverse changes in cardiac or pulmonary status, understand the significance of the changes, and alert appropriate members of the health care team.