Cardiovascular Specialist Rcis-Rt

Responsibilities

• Affords comprehensive knowledge of normal physiology and disease pathophysiology, appropriate nursing and medical interventions, and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
• Implements patient pre and post care based on evidence-based practice.
• Documents patient response to treatment and effectiveness of care.
• Provides teaching and discharge planning based on assessment of self-care knowledge/ability on an ongoing basis.
• Ensures appropriate completion of chart and other documentation, including transcription and implementation of physician orders, and computer entry.
• Evaluates, revises, and improves patient care using creative strategies, current research findings, and consideration of age-specific accommodations.
• Performs selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures according to department standards as ordered to include but not limited to: Medication administration, insertion and maintenance of Intravenous IV’s, flushing and maintenance of central lines, and 12-lead ECG insertion and maintenance of oxygen therapy.
• Communicates and collaborates with patients, physicians, family members, and other health care disciplines in order to achieve excellence in patient care during hospitalization.
• Promotes patient safety through adherence to protocols, policies, procedures, evidence-based guidelines and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.
• Maintains safety precautions while providing patient care including infection control isolation, patient/bed positioning, side rails, restraint utilization, skin care, patient/specimen transport, physical environment, fall prevention, seizure precautions, and work injury prevention.
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered according to hospital policy and formulary using the appropriate principles of safe medication administration, 2 patient identifiers.
• Safely handles various types of drugs and body fluids using knowledge of appropriate standard precautions.
• Participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals.
• Maintains clinical competency according to unit-specific standards.

Qualifications

Education or Equivalent Experience: We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Benefits

Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.