Registered Nurse - Cardiopulmonary Rehab

IU Health•Bloomington, IN

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation provides specialized nursing care and education to inpatient and outpatient cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients. The RN monitors patients during exercise and recovery programs, assessing heart rhythm, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels, and overall response to activity. Patients may be recovering from myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, stent placement, open-heart surgery, congestive heart failure, and other cardiopulmonary conditions. In the inpatient setting, the RN educates patients and families about disease processes, physician recommendations, exercise guidelines, risk factor modification, and continuity of care after discharge. In the outpatient setting, the RN provides ongoing monitoring, assessment, and coaching to support safe recovery and improved health outcomes. This is a PRN, as-needed position. Work is primarily during department operating hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Participation in a rotating Saturday schedule, typically 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and holiday rotation is required. There is no on-call requirement. The Clinical Nurse reflects Indiana University Health’s mission, vision, and values; follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance; and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The RN is accountable for coordinating competent, evidence-based care across the care continuum, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse participates in decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and multidisciplinary collaboration to advance the patient plan of care, achieve outcomes, and enhance operational efficiency, while adhering to the ANA Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program; candidates without graduation from a nationally accredited program may be considered if they have more than two years of acute care experience, subject to Chief Nursing Officer review and approval.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Cardiac nursing experience strongly preferred.
Other advanced life support certifications may be required depending on unit or department specialty and patient care policies.

Responsibilities

Provide specialized nursing care to inpatient and outpatient cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients.
Monitor patients during exercise and recovery, including heart rhythm, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, and overall response to activity.
Provide inpatient education to patients and families about disease processes, physician recommendations, exercise guidelines, risk factor modification, and continuity of care after discharge.
Provide outpatient rehabilitation participants with ongoing monitoring, assessment, and coaching.
Coordinate evidence-based care across the care continuum, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Participate in clinical decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to advance patient care plans and achieve outcomes.
Comply with organizational policies, the Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance, regulatory and accreditation standards, and professional nursing standards.
Participate in rotating Saturday and holiday schedules.