RN Cardiac Device

HCA Healthcare Physician Services; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) matching program

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Fertility and family building benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare Physician Services is seeking a Cardiac Device RN—Level 1/2—with expertise in electrophysiology to manage and coordinate device clinic care for CIED patients both in-clinic and remotely. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical and technical acumen, while collaborating with EP, cardiology, and HF teams to optimize patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes advanced device troubleshooting, data management, and patient education, with a Monday–Friday day schedule in a

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse program.
• Minimum ADN required.
• Active RN license in the applicable state.
• Current BLS certification.
• CCDS or CDRMS from IBHRE preferred (not required).
• IBHRE certification within 2 years of employment encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate device clinic care for patients with CIEDs.
• Perform in-clinic and remote interrogation, evaluation, and reprogramming of CIEDs with various manufacturers.
• Identify arrhythmias, assess symptoms, and review diagnostics.
• Manage wound care and post-operative teaching for device patients.
• Program CIEDs following clinic protocols and document findings.
• Prepare written CIED management summaries and visit notes.

Skills

Device clinic management

Remote device transmissions review

Electrophysiology knowledge

Education

Associate Nursing Degree (ADN)

RN license

Job description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Rn Cardiac Device with Centennial Heart you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Centennial Heart offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Full time (Monday - Friday, days), no nights, no on call, no weekends, no holidays

Seeking a Cardiac Device RN - Level 1 who has a specialized skill set that provides exemplary patient care for both technical and clinical components for accurate CIED management. Based on years of experience in the field of Electrophysiology and CIED (Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices), Level 2 RN is involved with advanced troubleshooting, arrhythmia interpretation and comprehensive data management for both in-clinic and remote encounters.

What you will do in this role:

• The RN functions at a high level, is a leader in clinic, is a decision maker partnering with all team members to provide a higher level of care to device patients. This position is unique, highly specialized, and requires a high level of clinical and technical acumen as well as independence. The Device RN will be independently accountable for the management and coordination of care of patients with devices and will partner with the EP team, Interventional Cardiologists, Heart Failure team and Structural Heart as well as other staff members.
• Under the supervision of a physician, performs in-clinic and remote interrogation, evaluation, and reprogramming of all CIED’s (pacemakers, ICD’s, ILR’s and cardiac resynchronization devices) for all manufacturers.
• In-depth understanding and application of the technical aspects of cardiac device function to specific patient care is expected, including identifying arrhythmias, assessing symptoms, and reviewing diagnostics.
• Manages and coordinates the device clinic including wound assessment and care and post-operative teaching.
• Monitor patients, evaluating and programming CIED’s following established clinic protocols.
• Analyze clinical data and compose written CIED management summaries, clinic visit notes, and letters.
• Advanced understanding of device diagnostics including identifying arrhythmias, assessing correlating symptoms, reviewing patient’s medical history and medications.
• A thorough clinical understanding of heart failure diagnostics, symptoms and treatment options is required for further evaluation of CIED data for clinic correlation.
• Direct interviews with patients, family to obtain past medical and social past medical history to facilitate all aspects of disease management, diagnostic and device management follow up.

What Qualifications you will need:

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse School of Nursing
• Minimum Associate Nursing Degree, ADN

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum two years of functioning independently and managing patients in device clinic managing CIED’s with all manufacturer’s (Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott/St. Jude, and Biotronik) required
• Minimum 2 years experience reviewing and managing remote device transmissions (Carelink, Latitude, and Merlin) required

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:

• Valid and unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the respective jurisdiction per state requirements. Nurses are governed by their state board of nursing and work under their own individual license.
• Current BLS certification required
• Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Device Remote Monitoring Specialist (CDRMS) from International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) preferred
• Certification by IBHRE within 2 years of employment is strongly preferred and encouraged

Physician Services Group is skilled in physician employment, practice and urgent care operations. We are experts in hospitalist integration, and graduate medical education. We lead more than 1,300 physician practices and 170+ urgent care centers. We are HCA Healthcare’s graduate medical education leader. We provide direction for over 260 exceptional resident and fellowship programs. We focus on carrying out value-added solutions. These solutions help physicians deliver patient-centered healthcare. We support HCA Healthcares commitment to the care and improvement of human life.

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