Inpatient Heart Failure Nurse – Expert Care & Outcomes

Piedmont; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital in Georgia is seeking a Heart Failure Nurse to join the Heart Failure Integrated Practice Unit (IPU). The nurse delivers expert care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient-centered care across the continuum.

You will coordinate patient care activities, participate in education, transition planning, and long-term disease management, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to reduce readmissions and improve outcomes for

Qualifications

• Graduate of a nursing program.
• Current Georgia RN license or NLC/eNLC multistate license; BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient-centered care across the continuum.
• Coordinate patient care activities within the Heart Failure IPU.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and high-quality care.
• Support education, transition planning, and long-term disease management for heart failure patients.
• Contribute to reducing readmissions and improving symptom control and quality of life.

Skills

Nursing care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient advocacy

Clinical leadership

Care coordination

Education

Graduate of a nursing program

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital in Georgia is seeking a Heart Failure Nurse to join the Heart Failure Integrated Practice Unit (IPU). The nurse delivers expert care using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient-centered care across the continuum.

You will coordinate patient care activities, participate in education, transition planning, and long-term disease management, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to reduce readmissions and improve outcomes for