Cardiac Rehab RN

College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy; Pinehurst, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy in Pinehurst, NC seeks a Registered Nurse specialized in cardiac rehab to support our program. The role includes travel to FirstHealth Cardiac Rehab locations as needed to cover staffing and patient care.

You will assess patients, gather exercise data, and tailor exercise prescriptions while maintaining safety and quality of care. ACLS and telemetry interpretation are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice nursing in North Carolina.
• ACLS is required; telemetry knowledge and interpretation required.
• Two years of clinical experience with cardiac patients preferred.
• Two years experience in patient education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient’s condition/status and prioritize individualized needs.
• Identify clinical significance of data and adjust exercise levels based on prescription for safety.
• Provide emergency care when indicated and function in a group setting with varied abilities.
• Work IP 1-2 times per week to complete cardiac rehab consultations for ambulation and education.
• Complete OP Cardiac Rehab new patient assessments.

Skills

Nurse licensure

ACLS

Telemetry interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

Overview

Occasionally travels to other FirstHealth Cardiac Rehab locations to include Pinehurst, Rockingham, Sanford, and Troy during times of decreased staffing.

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient’s condition/status and prioritizes individualized needs. Identifies clinical significance of data. Provides emergency care when indicated. Must be able to function in a group setting with varied patient funcational abilities, accurately collect the patient's exercise data and modify exercise levels/intensities based on the individualized exercise prescription to maintain patient safety. Effectively performs unit-based competencies.

Works IP 1-2 times per week to complete cardiac rehab consultations for ambulation & education.

Required to complete OP Cardiac Rehab new patient assessments.

Qualifications

Currently licensed to practice nursing in N.C. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred. At least two years clinical experience with the cardiac patient preferred. At least two years’ experience in patient education preferred. ACLS required, telemetry knowledge and interpretation required.