Registered Nurse Clinic RN - Cardiology Heart Failure

Reading Hospital; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Reading Hospital, part of Tower Health, is seeking a Heart Failure RN to deliver ambulatory nursing care across the life span. The role emphasizes telephonic triage, patient education, direct care interventions, and strong care coordination to improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary utilization.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable with IV medications, Lasix in an office setting, and learning about cardiac devices and HF monitoring. A PA RN license, BLS, and NRP certifications are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• Experience in ambulatory or cardiac care preferred.
• Active PA Registered Nurse License; NRP and BLS certifications may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing across the life span and coordinate care with other disciplines.
• Support telephonic patient triage, patient education, and direct care interventions.
• Assist in care transitions and collaborate with the care team for quality outcomes.

Skills

Excellent communications

Interpersonal skills

General clerical skills

Keyboarding

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

• Provides competent clinical nursing practice across the life-span, facilitates transitions across care settings, and coordinates care delivery with other disciplines for improving patient care quality outcomes as well as decreasing unnecessary utilization and associated costs across patient populations and health care settings.
• Daily ambulatory nursing practice performance primarily is focused on telephonic patient triage, patient education, direct care interventions, collaborative leadership and care coordination.
• Heart Failure RN- must be comfortable starting IV's and administering SQ and IV medication. May occasionally need to give IV Lasix in the office. Must be comfortable with telephone triage and learning about different cardiac devices, HF monitoring devices, and HF medications.

Job Summary

• Provides competent clinical nursing practice across the life-span, facilitates transitions across care settings, and coordinates care delivery with other disciplines for improving patient care quality outcomes as well as decreasing unnecessary utilization and associated costs across patient populations and health care settings.
• Daily ambulatory nursing practice performance primarily is focused on telephonic patient triage, patient education, direct care interventions, collaborative leadership and care coordination.
• Heart Failure RN- must be comfortable starting IV's and administering SQ and IV medication. May occasionally need to give IV Lasix in the office. Must be comfortable with telephone triage and learning about different cardiac devices, HF monitoring devices, and HF medications.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Experience

• Relevant Experience

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse License
• NRP Certification
• BLS Certification

Required Skills

• Excellent Communications Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• General Clerical Skills
• Keyboarding
• Microsoft Office Applications
• Organizational Skills

Overview

Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.