Registered Nurse, EP Lab, Day Shift - VUH

Montgomery College; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance option

Dental and vision plan

403(b) retirement plan

Paid Time off (flex PTO)

Tuition reimbursement and adoption aid

Disability coverage

Job summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is hiring for a Registered Nurse to join the Electrophysiology (EP) Lab team in Nashville, TN. The RN will apply the nursing process to plan and implement patient care, educate patients and families, and collaborate with the health care team to meet goals and improve outcomes.

This full-time, day-shift position requires inpatient cardiology/ICU experience and nursing licensure; the unit emphasizes specialized cardiac electrophysiology and rhythm management,

Qualifications

• LIC-Registered Nurse licensure.
• Relevant Work Experience is preferred.
• Experience Level: 1 year.
• Graduate of an approved discipline specific program.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes information pertinent to the patient’s care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually uses the nursing process to evaluate patient progress towards goals and apply interventions for outcomes.
• Promotes health and a safe environment.

Education

RN Licensure

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization: EP Lab 20

Job Summary

Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.

Electrophysiology (EP) Lab

Come and join our EP Lab team as we are under a large expansion! This is a great time for you to get in if EP Lab is something you have been wanting to pursue!

Full-Time, Day Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (3 days per week). Schedule includes occasional Saturday coverage based on procedural needs.

Patient Population Includes

• Patients with cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., atrial fibrillation, SVT, ventricular arrhythmias)
• Patients undergoing EP studies and ablation procedures
• Pacemaker and ICD placements
• Patients requiring cardiac rhythm monitoring and sedation support
• Adults with complex cardiac rhythm disorders

Why Join This Unit?

Specialized Cardiac Expertise - Develop advanced knowledge in cardiac electrophysiology and rhythm management.

Innovative, Technology-Driven Environment - Work with cutting-edge technology and procedures in a rapidly evolving specialty.

Collaborative Team - Partner with electrophysiologists and a highly skilled procedural team to deliver patient-centered care.

Preferred Experience

Inpatient cardiology, ICU, or stepdown experience.

Experience with cardiac monitoring and rhythm interpretation preferred.

Adult acute care nursing experience strongly preferred.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient’s care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Care Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved.

Nursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty.

Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patient’s primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways.

Evidence-Based Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments.

Our Nursing Philosophy

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research.

We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

Employee Benefits Offered

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...
• Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!
• Achieve the Remarkable: Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.

Position Qualifications

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level: 1 year

Graduate of an approved discipline specific program

Equal Opportunity

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

People are at the heart of all we do. Great health care takes great people.

We’re looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt Health, where we value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and foster an environment where everyone can thrive.

We’re the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and an expanding footprint across towns and communities throughout the region.

We employ more than 43,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research and graduate medical education. Our employees also serve in critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fundraising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many other departments.

Our growing academic health system has more than 2,100 licensed hospital beds at eight hospitals: Vanderbilt University Hospital; Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital; Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital; Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital; Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital; Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital; Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Vanderbilt Health is the Mid-South's largest provider of specialty care, with hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region, and Tennessee’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults and children.

We are one of the nation's busiest critical care centers, home to Middle Tennessee’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center for adults and children, and Middle Tennessee’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

We are the nation’s largest transplant center, and last year we performed the most heart transplants than any center worldwide.

Vanderbilt Health is an epicenter for biomedical research, winning over $1 billion in annual research awards from government, industry, foundations and donors.

We are also a national leader in medical training and education, with the largest clinical training center in the Mid-South and the only training center in Tennessee for many adult and pediatric specialties.

We’re honored to be consistently considered among the nation’s best hospitals for quality, safety and patient satisfaction.

Three of our hospitals — Vanderbilt University Hospital, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — have been awarded a Five-Star Quality Rating from Medicare.

We support each other and encourage excellence among every member of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth opportunities, competitive compensation and benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Join us in advancing health care. Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health. Our mission: Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities.