Cardiology Triage RN: Fast-Paced, Patient-Centered Care

Baptist Health; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Louisville Cardiology team serving the Louisville and LaGrange area. This full-time, first-shift position focuses on comprehensive nursing care with a healing environment and adherence to evidence-based guidelines.

You will collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team to develop and implement individualized care plans, triage calls, and monitor treatment adherence to ensure timely, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited school.
• Active/unrestricted RN licensure in Kentucky or state of location of the practice.
• Must maintain an active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Previous experience in chemotherapy administration or outpatient infusion preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides general patient care and education while collaborating with Physicians and other healthcare team members to deliver safe and effective patient care. Functions effectively in emergency situations.
• Summarizes the status of patients by giving a pertinent and concise report to other care providers as indicated by patient condition.
• Individualizes treatment care plans for each patient for review and approval by physicians on date of treatment and prioritizes and implements physician orders.
• Provides patient care according to appropriate policy and procedure as well as oncology nursing guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of chemotherapy drugs and accepted treatment plans and builds and updates chemotherapy care plans based on physicians' orders.
• Monitors adherence with treatment plans and communicates with specialty pharmacies or oral chemo clinic pharmacists for oral chemotherapy.
• Completes prescription refills within the scope of the certification for this position.
• Obtains pre-authorization of medications as required.
• Coordinates lab work and any specific additional required testing.
• Triages patient phone calls and ensuring calls are addressed appropriately to avoid delay of care.

Skills

Patient care

Emergency response

Team collaboration

Education & communication

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Baptist Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Louisville Cardiology team serving the Louisville and LaGrange area. This full-time, first-shift position focuses on comprehensive nursing care with a healing environment and adherence to evidence-based guidelines.

You will collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team to develop and implement individualized care plans, triage calls, and monitor treatment adherence to ensure timely, high-quality patient care.