Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology Testing

National Jewish Health; Denver (CO); In loco; USD 47.000 - 67.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement plan

Wellness incentives

Tuition reimbursement

Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF)

Descrizione del lavoro

National Jewish Health seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to join the outpatient Cardiology Testing team in Denver. The role blends direct patient care, patient education, procedural prep, and care coordination across Cardiology and Radiology services, with a Monday–Friday schedule and no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call duties.

As part of a renowned respiratory hospital, you will work with advanced cardiac diagnostics and imaging technologies and contribute to a nationally recognized

Competenze

• Education: Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing required.
• Current Colorado RN license required; BLS and ACLS certifications upon hire or within stated timelines.
• ACLS within 45 days of hire; specialty certification preferred.

Mansioni

• Prepare and educate patients for cardiac and radiology procedures.
• Perform IV placement and administer saline, contrast agents, and medications.
• Collaborate with cardiologists, radiologists and care teams to support workflows and monitoring.
• Provide patient education and nursing care while coordinating services and documenting in EMR.

Conoscenze

RN experience

Patient education

Team collaboration

Formazione

BSN preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

National Jewish Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join the collaborative outpatient Cardiology Testing team focused on delivering exceptional patient care across a variety of diagnostic and procedural services. This position offers a unique blend of direct patient care, patient education, procedural preparation, and care coordination while supporting both Cardiology and Radiology services. With a Monday-Friday schedule and no nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities, this role provides an excellent opportunity for nurses seeking work-life balance in a specialized clinical setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and educate patients for cardiac and radiology procedures, including transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiology procedures, cardiac CT angiography (CTA), and cardiac MRI.
• Perform IV placement and administer saline, contrast agents, and medications for diagnostic cardiac testing and imaging procedures.
• Collaborate closely with cardiologists, radiologists, and multidisciplinary care teams to support safe, efficient procedural workflows and patient monitoring.
• Provide comprehensive patient education and nursing care while coordinating services, documenting care, and ensuring an exceptional patient experience.

As the nation's leading respiratory hospital, National Jewish Health is known for excellence in the treatment of respiratory, cardiac, immune, and related conditions. This role offers the opportunity to work with advanced cardiac diagnostics and imaging technologies while contributing to an organization recognized worldwide for clinical care, research, and innovation.

Position Summary

Accurately plans and provides professional nursing care utilizing a systematic approach incorporating assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of plan of care. The Inpatient or Procedural RN is responsible and accountable for facilitation and management of care coordination across the healthcare continuum. Utilizes the nursing process to work with interdisciplinary teams to provide safe and personalized care. Demonstrates core competencies in their area of practice. The Inpatient/Procedural RN assists in providing crisis intervention, providing answering service coverage, interdepartmental problem-solving, and ensuring safe care.

Essential Duties

• Collects and analyzes pertinent data and information relative to the patient’s needs. Demonstrates proficient, skillful, and rapid assessment of patient problems and needs in the inpatient or procedural areas.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential problems or issues and communicates concerns to the provider.
• Identifies expected and/or desired outcomes in a plan of care individualized for a specific patient and ensures the plan of care reflects the cultural, spiritual, intellectual, age, educational, and psychosocial differences of patient.
• Collaborates with providers and other healthcare professionals to facilitate smooth and efficient inpatient or procedural workflows.
• Provides professional nursing care exercising independent judgment in utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate.
• Facilitates appropriate medical care, carries out provider orders, and documents care in EMR.
• Provides patient education using methods and approaches recognizing the specific needs and concerns of the individual patient.
• Completes and maintains competence in assigned area.
• Participates in projects, activities, committees, related to nursing and health care in clinical and organizational settings.
• Participates in evidenced based practice and research strategies to advance inpatient or procedural nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.
• Participates as a member of the hospital’s Code Blue response team as needed.

Other Duties

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Functions as a preceptor or Clinical House Supervisor as assigned.
• May oversee and guide the work of other nursing and support staff.

Competencies

• Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
• Ethics: Practices ethically; Integrates the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice; demonstrates compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and unique attributes of all people; advocates for healthcare consumer’s rights to informed decision-making and self-determination; maintains therapeutic relationships and professional boundaries; safeguards privacy and confidentiality of healthcare consumers, and their data and information [Standard of Professional Performance (SPP) 7].
• Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message [SPP 9].
• Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treat others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others [SPP 10].
• Leadership: Encourages innovation in practice and role performance to attain personal and professional plans, goals, and vision; manages change and conflict; retains accountability for delegated nursing care; contributes to the evolution of the profession through participation in professional organizations. [SPP 11].
• Professional Development: Actively identifies in new area with preceptor learning opportunities and unit specific competencies; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill to enhance contribution to the organization [SPP 12, 15].
• Evidence-based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice; Articulates the values of research and its application relative to the healthcare setting; identifies questions in the healthcare setting and practice that can be answered by nursing research; uses current evidence-based knowledge, including research findings, to guide practice; incorporates evidence when initiating change in practice [SPP 13].
• Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality nursing practice: Ensures practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient centered; identifies barriers and opportunities to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability, timeliness, and patient centeredness; recommends strategies to improve nursing quality [SPP 14].

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

None

Travel

None

Core Values

• Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
• Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
• Be well groomed, appropriate for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
• Compliant with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
• Promotes a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit, where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
• Adheres to safe working practices and always follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
• Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing required, BSN preferred.
• Work Experience: None
• Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Current Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) License required. Current BLS certification required upon hire. ACLS certification required within 45 days of hire. Certification in a relevant specialty preferred.

Salary Range: $34.00 - $48.62

Benefits

At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
• Dental & Vision Plans: Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
• Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
• Wellness Incentives: Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
• Child Care Assistance: Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
• Loan Forgiveness: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Disability & Life Insurance: Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
• Voluntary Benefits: Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
• Exclusive Discounts: Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.