Cardiology Nurse

Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System is seeking a Cardiovascular/Cardiology Nurse to join the Olathe Hospital team. The role involves supporting stress testing and a range of procedures including transesophageal echocardiograms, cardioversions, tilt-table testing, and other cardiovascular duties.

Hours are days, with 10-hour shifts, weekend call on Sat/Sun, and pager pay every 8th week. Requires a Bachelor Degree in Nursing and 2+ years RN experience, plus active RN licensure (multi-state or single-state) and

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree Nursing.
• 2+ years of RN experience.
• Active RN licensure (multi-state or single-state) with license in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate emergencies and initiate intervention; coordinate with physician recommendations.
• Facilitate efficient clinic workflow; manage patient lists and triage admissions and discharges.
• Assess discharge planning and coordinate home care, meds, education, and nutrition.
• Educate patients on medications and follow-up care; document in EMR as needed.
• Perform venipunctures and EKGs when necessary; arrange follow-up appointments.
• Communicate with outpatient cardiology staff for management; support disease outcomes.
• Adhere to unit-specific policies and be able to cover assigned duties.

Skills

RN experience

EKG

Venipunctures

EMR data entry

Discharge planning

Patient education

RN licensure

Education

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Job description

Position Title

Cardiology Nurse

Olathe Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest

Cardiovascular procedures nurses will be trained to help cover stress testing, but their role will include more procedures: Transesophageal Echocardiograms, Cardioversions, Tilt Tables, CCTAs, and NIPS.

Hours

Days M-F, 10-hour shifts. With weekend call required Sat/Sunday, helping the nuclear department with inpatient testing. Typically, 4 pt's . Every 8th week, Pager pay, 2 hr minimum. Plus weekend diff.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Critically evaluate emergency situations and initiate appropriate intervention; collaborates with physician for recommendations to address patient's problems or questions.
• Facilitates efficient patient workflow in clinic setting. Maintain physicians' patient list and answer consult page; collaborate with other rounding nurses, and ARNP's in triage of new admissions, consults and discharges.
• Assess and evaluate patients for discharge planning; work with care coordinator to facilitate home assessment, home care, medications, education, nutrition and follow-up.
• Follows policies/procedures regarding Amiodarone and Coumadin management and follow-up. Educates patient/family on new medication therapy.
• Reviews all labs, x-ray reports; enter data in the electronic medical record (EMR), report results and physician recommendations to patient as needed.
• Perform venipunctures and perform EKG's when necessary.
• Arrange for follow-up appointments through central scheduling and CV follow-up form.
• Communicate with appropriate outpatient cardiology staff for outpatient management.
• Support initiatives to meet appropriate length of stay and disease management outcomes; facilitate timely discharge of patients.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• 2 or more years of RN experience.

Required Licensure and Certification

Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing - in state in which you live OR

Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing - active with multistate in progress with proof of application

Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live. Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 4/30/2026.

Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA)

within 14 days

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-57953

Important information for you to know as you apply

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion .

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.