RN / Registered Nurse - Cardiology Clinic
About The Position
UW Medical Center-Northwest Heart Institute has an outstanding opportunity for an Intermittent Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Cardiology Clinic. The Heart Institute at Northwest provides consultation and follow-up care for patients referred to the clinic for cardiac-related issues. Services include the evaluation and management of cardiac-related health problems, monitor placement, ECGs, patient education, cardiac rehab and cardiac imaging. Clinic specialty focus - General Cardiology, Electrophysiology. UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances. The UW Medical Center-Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. UW Medicine is Washington's only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine's mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow's physicians, scientists and other health professionals. All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.
Requirements
- Active, valid Washington State or Multi-State RN license required by start date.
- 2 years of nursing experience, preferably cardiology related and ambulatory.
Responsibilities
- Assist with ECHO Procedures like Definity Administration and Bubble studies, and stress tests.
- EPIC and telephone triage -- responds to patients, reviews test results and triages treatment needs, utilizing the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to prescribe, prioritize, delegate, coordinate, and provide safe, therapeutic nursing care to patients/families.
- Make independent judgments/decisions and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient problems and situations.
- Provides wound care to patients post device implant.
- Make pre-procedure calls instructing patients in day of procedure process, preparations and medication adjustments, and post-procedure follow-up care.
- Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate to coordinate continuity of patient care.
- Supports the prior authorization process for prescribed medications.
- Collaborates with multi-disciplinary services to provide a continuum of care for the patient.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Educational Services
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
