RN-Cardio Specialty
| Company | Hospital Sisters Health System |
|---|---|
| Location | Springfield, IL, USA |
| Salary | $31.45 – $47.25 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Diploma or associates degree in nursing is required
- 2 years nursing experience is required
- 1 year critical care, specialty cardiac nursing, cath lab, or general cardiology practice is required
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice is required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) is required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with cardiovascular specialty physicians and multidisciplinary team members
- Providing physical and psychological support to patients and their families
- Establishing patient care goals
- Teaching patients, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
- Assuring quality of care by adhering to guideline driven practices
- Measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards
- Making or recommending necessary adjustments
- Following nursing philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with complex duties involving Electrophysiology (EP) or device interrogation/interpretation/management
- Wound care experience is preferred
- Anti-arrhythmic pharmaceutical management experience is preferred
- Knowledge of electrophysiology or structural heart therapies: Watchman, TAVR, MitraClip; Extra vascular internal cardiac defibrillators; Atrioventricular micra wireless permanent pacemakers; EBR system wireless left ventricular lead placement is preferred