About This Role
This full-time day-shift role on a cardiac specialty team provides professional nursing care for clinic patients, focusing on cardiovascular health. It suits a Registered Nurse with advanced knowledge and skills in cardiac nursing, demonstrating critical thinking and leadership in patient care.
Responsibilities
- Use critical thinking skills to assess facts and make rational decisions quickly and effectively when working with patients who have heart complications
- Participate as part of an interdisciplinary care team in the treatment of cardiac-vascular conditions such as heart failure, heart valve disorders, high blood pressure, vascular disorders, heart attack, and arrhythmia
- Interpret data and respond to urgent situations in a way that optimizes patient care and produces positive outcomes
- Use analytical skills to review test results, draw conclusions, and advise on treatment plans
- Perform and interpret various cardiac and vascular lab tests
- Work closely with cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologists, and other physicians in the care and treatment of a full range of cardiovascular conditions
- Participate in clinical trials and clinical research programs as per clinic needs
- Document legible and concise entries in the medical record
- Document complete medical history on each patient on initial session and update medical record appropriately with each visit
- Perform appropriate patient preparation for each visit and/or procedure
- Perform medication reconciliation on each visit
- Educate patients on cardiovascular diseases, including but not limited to preventive measures
- Help diagnose and treat cardiovascular events
- Assist in performing diagnostic tests such as ECGs, EKGs
- Initiate Holter and Event monitors
- Interact with the patients as well as their families pre and post treatment
- Monitor the patient and their vitals, especially cardiovascular readings
- Assess and interpret lab results
- Possess knowledge of ACC/AHA guidelines related to heart failure
- Make critical decisions concerning the initiation of emergency medical procedures as appropriate
- Maintain an orderly, efficient, and timely flow of patients
- Greet patients and prepare them for physician
- Provide general nursing care to patients as necessary for office treatment
- Screen patients for appropriate information
- Instruct patients in collection of samples and tests
- Arrange for patient testing and admissions
- Check rooms daily for necessary supplies
- Respond to and refer incoming telephone calls