RN Cardiac Rehabilitation - Cardiac Rehab

Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Our Cardiopulmonary Rehab Department is dedicated to helping patients recover and improve their heart and lung health through structured exercise, education, and personalized care plans. Located in the Medical Mall in Smithfield, we provide a supportive environment where patients can safely work toward better health following a cardiac event or pulmonary diagnosis. Summary Develops and implements an individualized care plan for patients in cardiac rehabilitation. Responsibilities Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others. Documents patient's status, according to unit specific procedure. Develops an individualized plan of care utilizing the nursing and medical diagnosis. Collaborates with other health care team members in formulating plan. Implements the nursing plan of care on assigned patients. Evaluates patient's status, nursing instructions, appropriateness of the nursing plan of care, and outcomes of the care provided. Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or hospital procedure, including patient and family instruction as well as discharge planning. Other Information Other information: Education Requirements Bachelor's degree (BSN) from an accredited school of Nursing preferred. Licensure/Certification Requirements Must have NC RN Licensure.RN NC LIC;BCLS Professional Experience Requirements Minimum one year experience in cardiac rehab nursing. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Johnston Health Organization Unit: Cardiac Rehab Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.