Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Rehab

Job Summary

The registered nurse works in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focusing on a patient-centered care model in a richly diverse work space. They utilize evidence-based practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, policies, and procedures of the hospital, and as directed by the medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Completes Initial Assessment for patients referred to the outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program
• Identifies indications for participation, contraindications for participation, and specific monitoring needs and risk factor modification goals for each patient
• Completes patient education/counseling and documents treatment plan, including measureable goals tailored to the individualized goals/needs of each patient
• Evaluates, monitors, and documents patients' response to exercise therapy, including blood pressure, heart rate, rate of perceived exertion, telemetry/EKG, and may also include oxygen saturation, daily weight, blood sugar, and ventricular assist devices
• Reports any significant participant acute conditions (e.g., dysrhythmias, blood pressure, angina symptoms, weight gain) to the supervising physician immediately
• Reports ongoing, abnormal trends to the physician/provider as needed (e.g., elevated blood pressure; abnormally low blood pressure, episodes of hypo/hyperglycemia) via event report
• Initiates ACLS measures and/or emergency care according to hospital policy
• Completes tasks related to patient recruitment, insurance pre-certification, registration, and records management (Scott Care, Epic) as needed
• Keeps current in the field of cardiac rehabilitation through journals, in-services, mock codes, conferences, and staff meetings

Qualifications

• Current Connecticut State RN License
• Current BLS/ACLS
• BSN required; MSN preferred
• Previous Cardiac Rehab experience preferred with knowledge of exercise therapy
• Previous experience in a cardiovascular clinical area (e.g., Coronary Care, Cardiac Rehab, Congestive Heart Failure) - two years of recent and relevant experience preferred
• Mets the skills criteria for Cardiac Rehab Nurse
• Capable of meeting the physical and emotional demands of the position
• Desire to work within a comprehensive health care team

Competencies

• Capable of meeting the physical and emotional demands of the position
• Desire to work within a comprehensive health care team