Cardiac Nurse Clinician NEX

Akron Children's Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a part-time registered nurse (32 hours/week) to coordinate and deliver nursing care for patients undergoing invasive cardiovascular procedures, onsite in Akron, OH. The role emphasizes pediatric cardiac care and teamwork within the heart center.

Requirements include a BSN, pediatric cardiac nursing experience, and CPR/ACLS/PALS certification. Responsibilities include scrubbing/circulating in cath lab and OR, on-call duties, and involvement in research and

Qualifications

• BSN degree required.
• RN licensure in pediatrics with CPR ACLS/PALS.
• OR nursing experience required.
• Two years pediatric cardiovascular nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver nursing care for invasive cardiovascular procedures.
• Scrub and circulate in cath lab and cardiac OR.
• Share on-call duties with department nurses.
• Support Heart Center research, databases and program development.
• Provide care to patients and families within the cardiac team.

Skills

Cardiac nursing

Pediatric care

Clinical coordination

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Tools

Epic EMR

MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Job description

Part Time Days

32 hours/week

Summary

Assumes accountability and overarching responsibility for the coordination and delivery of nursing care for patients across the continuum of invasive cardiovascular procedures.

Responsibilities

• Delivers excellent quality care to the patients and families through the nursing process and anticipating the patients, families, physicians and other members of the cardiac clinical team.
• Develops advanced level of knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology in relation to cardio-thoracic surgery, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiac catheterization as well as electrophysiology study, ablation and pacemaker/defibrillator insertion.
• Provides pre-procedure assessment for outpatients scheduled in the Cath Lab and serve in the scrubbing and circulating role in both the cardiac OR and Cath Lab.
• Takes call that is shared equally among the other department Nurse Clinicians.
• Additional responsibilities include assisting in other clinical areas within the Heart Center, research and maintaining databases, teaching, program development and other administrative functions in order to further the mission and vision of the Heart Center.
• Other duties as required.

Technical Expertise

• Proficiency with equipment and supplies used in cardiac invasive procedures is required.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is preferred.
• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Epic EMR experience preferred.

Education and Experience

1. Education: BSN required. MSN preferred.
2. Certification: Registered Nurse licensure. Pediatric Advanced Life Support provider required. Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support provider required.
3. OR Nursing experience required.
4. Years of experience: Two (2) years pediatric cardiovascular nursing experience preferred.
5. Years of experience supervising: None

Part Time

FTE: 0.800000

Status: Onsite