Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiac Rehab | PRN

Freeman Regional Health Services; Freeman (SD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Freeman Regional Health Services is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to coordinate patient care in Cardiac and Pulmonary rehab settings. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care tailored to rehab patients.

You will develop exercise/rehab plans based on evaluations, monitor patient progress, and provide teaching to patients and families. A strong advocacy stance and teamwork are essential to ensure high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of practice is required upon hire.
• 1-3 years of clinical or hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates patient care for assigned patients using the nursing process.
• Utilizes nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in Cardiac and Pulmonary rehab settings.
• Develops exercise/rehab plans based on patient evaluation and assessment.
• Performs ongoing evaluations of patient compliance and response to therapy and adjusts care as needed.
• Provides or delegates patient/family teaching, documents participation and response.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Care planning

Patient education

Advocacy

Education

RN license

Job description

Location:

Freeman, SD

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Freeman Regional Health Service is looking for individuals to join our growing, team-oriented organization.

Position Highlights

Part Time (1 day per week)

A Brief Overview

Coordinates patient care for assigned patients utilizing the nursing process.

What you will do

Utilizes the nursing process of assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating all nursing care provided within the Cardiac and Pulmonary rehab settings.

Demonstrates knowledge of exercise principles and development of an appropriate exercise/rehab plan based on cardiac and pulmonary rehab patient evaluation and assessment.

Performs ongoing evaluations of patient's compliance and response to therapy, and adjusts plan of care accordingly.

Initiates, provides, or delegates patient/family teaching at a level of expertise and documents appropriately, noting the recipients’ participation and response including pre-procedure calling and education.

Acts as a patient/family advocate and intervenes if necessary to ensure that patient care is not compromised.

Participates in planning, scheduling, and coordinating patient care.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience

Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing - An active license in the state of practice is required upon hire 1-3 years experience working in a clinical or hospital environment, preferred.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Freeman Regional Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law.

At Avera, the way you are treated as an employee translates into the compassionate care you deliver to patients and team members. Because we consider health care a ministry, you can live out your faith, uphold the dignity and respect of all persons while not compromising high-quality services. Join us in making a positive impact on moving health forward.