Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology

Hartford Healthcare•Westerly, RI

About The Position

Under provider direction, the Registered Nurse provides skilled nursing care to patients in a variety of clinical settings. The role uses the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate responses to actual or potential health problems, following appropriate practices, standards, protocols, and guidelines. The position reports to a Practice Manager and provides office-based nursing care in collaboration with providers.

Requirements

Current Connecticut RN License required.

Responsibilities

Provide office-based nursing care in collaboration with providers.
Assess patients’ physical and psychosocial needs and environmental factors affecting patients and their families; formulate a nursing plan of care and support continuity through appropriate evaluation and intervention.
Communicate patient needs, nursing assessments, and recommendations to providers.
Take direction and initiate actions, including cross-training or additional training, to support seamless patient care.
Collect and document current health status and medical history, and assist in scheduling office visits.
Review patient records, including preoperative records, for completeness and discuss outstanding issues with providers.
Use independent nursing judgment based on assessment and identification of problems.
Under provider direction, call prescription medications in to pharmacies and observe and document patients’ responses to pertinent medications.
Document ongoing assessments of patients’ needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, progress toward goals, and responses to care.
Triage telephone calls and initiate appropriate nursing interventions promptly, precisely, and professionally.
Assist patients, family members, and other clients with concern and empathy while respecting confidentiality and privacy.