About the position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Varied hours/shifts based on department needs.
Responsibilities
- Assess physical, mental, and psychosocial status of patient using age-appropriate knowledge.
- Plans, evaluates and implements care of patients in the cardiac and pulmonary rehab program as a member of the interdisciplinary team as is indicated in the initial and ongoing assessment.
- Participates in the planning and delivery of formal and informal educational programs for all patients, family members and the community as is appropriate.
- Documents information clearly and completely, utilizing the correct format in charting.
- Interfaces with third-party payers to ascertain coverage for services and preadmission requirements which must be met as a condition of payment.
- Maintains accurate records and manages database.
- Assists with planning, implementing and maintaining QA & I activities and monitors.
- Ensures that equipment, supplies are available.
- Ensures that environment is safe, clean and comfortable.
- Prepares area and patients for exercise.
- Work practice reflects philosophy, purpose and policies of the hospital and the department of cardiology.
- Assist with medical emergencies.
- Assists with interviews as needed.
- Assists with clerical duties.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- B.S.N. strongly preferred.
- Evidence of continuing education in critical care arena with a cardiac and pulmonary focus.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver formal educational programs which utilize the principles of adult learning.
- Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency with documentation skills.
- Recent demonstrated critical care expertise with emphasis on cardiac and pulmonary populations.
- ACLS certification.
- Experience with cardiac rehabilitation.
- Experience with case management and third party payers preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of QA & I.
- Demonstrate experience in exercise tolerance testing for both cardiovascular and pulmonary patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply exercise tolerance test results to a patient supervision.
- Demonstrate knowledge of specific hemodynamic responses with regards to exercise.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of fitness and wellness concepts.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of exercise on patients with diabetes.
- Demonstrate the ability to supervise and counsel patients with congestive heart failure on medication compliance, symptom management, nutrition, and exercise.
- Telemetry experience.
- Current RN Massachusetts License.
- Current ACLS & BLS.
- AACVPR Certification desired.
- Wellness Coaching Certification desired.
- Diabetes Education Certification desired.
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
- Support for achieving a healthy and balanced life.
