Cardiology Nurse RN (RN)

The University of Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Cardiology Nurse RN to join our Olathe Medical Pavilion B team. This full-time days position provides professional nursing care, coordinating with the health-care team to ensure safe and effective patient outcomes.

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and 2+ years of RN experience, with licensure in good standing and BLS certification. The role includes patient assessment, medication education, discharge planning, and close collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• 2+ years RN experience.
• Current active multistate RN license or single-state RN license in good standing with proof of licensure/activation.
• BLS Heartsaver certification (AHA) within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluate patient conditions and initiate appropriate nursing interventions, coordinating with physicians.
• Manage clinic flow, maintain physician patient lists, triage and coordinate admissions/discharges with the care team.
• Assess discharge needs and collaborate with care coordinators for home care, medications, education and follow-up.
• Educate patients and families on new medications and follow-up plans.
• Review labs and imaging and document results and physician recommendations in the EMR.
• Perform venipunctures and EKGs as needed.
• Coordinate follow-up appointments and CV clinic communications.
• Communicate with outpatient cardiology staff for ongoing management.
• Support length of stay optimization and disease management through timely discharge.
• Adhere to unit-specific professional, clinical and technical competencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Job description

Position Title

Cardiology Nurse RN (RN)

Days - Full Time

Olathe Medical Pavilion B

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Hours: 7:30-5, rotating day off, no weekends.

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.
• 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-56072

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. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

• 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.