Cardiology Nurse RN (RN)

The University of Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Cardiology Nurse RN for the Olathe Medical Pavilion, days, full time. You will provide professional nursing care for cardiology patients, assess needs, plan and coordinate treatment with the health care team, and support discharge planning.

Required is a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and 2+ years of RN experience, with an active RN license (multistate or single-state) and Life Support certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• 2+ years of RN experience.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) with multistate or single-state license in good standing.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 14 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide nursing care for patients in the Cardiology unit.
• Coordinate care with physicians and health-care team to develop and implement plans.
• Maintain patient lists, handle consults, triage admissions and discharges.
• Assist with discharge planning and home care coordination.
• Perform venipunctures and EKGs as needed.
• Educate patients and families on medications and follow-up care.

Skills

Cardiology nursing

EKG execution

Venipuncture

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Position Title

Cardiology Nurse RN (RN) Days - Full Time Olathe Medical Pavilion B

Job 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

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.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.