Cardiology Nurse (RN)-Cardiovascular Procedures

Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System is seeking a Cardiology Nurse (RN) to join the Cardiovascular Procedures team in Olathe. The role includes coverage of stress testing and procedures like transesophageal echocardiograms, cardioversions, tilt tables, CCTAs and NIPS.

Hours are days, M-F, 8-hour shifts, with CV Center hours 6:30-4:30. The nurse provides comprehensive care from assessment to evaluation, collaborates with the health care team, and ensures safe, quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in nursing.
• 2+ years RN experience.
• Current active RN license in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate emergencies and initiate intervention with physician recommendations.
• Facilitate efficient patient workflow in clinic; manage patient lists and triage admissions/discharges.
• Assist discharge planning with care coordination and home care arrangements.
• Educate patients/families on new medications and therapy.
• Enter labs and imaging results into EMR; communicate results and physician recommendations.
• Perform venipuncture and EKGs as needed.
• Arrange follow-up appointments through scheduling and CV follow-up forms.
• Coordinate with outpatient cardiology staff for management.
• Support initiatives to meet length of stay and disease management outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Critical care nursing

EKG administration

Venipuncture

Education

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Tools

EMR

Job description

Position Title

Cardiology Nurse (RN)-Cardiovascular Procedures

Days - Full Time

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 8-hour shifts. Shifts will vary to cover the Cardiovascular Center hours of operation 6:30-4:30.

The Cardiology Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care deliver through collaboration with all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.

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.
• 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

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 .

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