Cardiac Device RN

Overview

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Job Summary / Career Interest: Hours: 4 10's 7-5:30. The Cardiac Device RN is a licensed registered professional nurse who is a clinical expert in cardiac device management and provides ethical, evidence-based, safe, and compassionate nursing care. The Cardiac Device RN focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs related to cardiac device, conducting education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating healthcare services, and evaluating patient outcomes.

The Cardiac Device RN will assist with coordination of care amongst disciplines and departments including but not limited to General Cardiology, EP Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure, Primary Care, Acute Inpatient Care, Peri Op, Oncology. The Cardiac Device RN will be responsible for providing comprehensive patient care by completing thorough, competent interrogations and reprogramming of implanted cardiac devices in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

The Cardiac Device RN will assist in coordination of care and device optimization throughout imaging studies. The Cardiac Device RN is responsible for triaging remote transmissions and programming recommendations for patients undergoing therapies that may impact the device.

• Coordinate care by triaging orders, device data and the clinical scenario to provide recommendations for programming of device patients undergoing proton therapy, radiation oncology, spine center, peri, post operative and/or MRI.
• Coordinate care for hospitalized device patients by performing in-person device evaluation, communicating to vendor representatives, or utilizing remote transmission technology.
• Telephonic assessment and guidance for cardiac device patients to provide seamless coordination of care utilizing device data to optimize patient health.
• Provide comprehensive patient care by accurately identifying malfunctions, alerts, and sub-optimal device operations along with clinical scenario and following up appropriately with the patient and provider teams.
• Manage patients enrolled in remote monitoring services. Coordinate plan of care by triaging alerts and communicating with provider’s aligned nursing teams.
• Create and maintain a supportive work environment for the entire team. Create and maintain an atmosphere of respect and courtesy toward patients, staff and colleagues.
• Maintain clinical relevance, demonstrating self-development by keeping current on a variety of clinical and health care topics.
• Collaborate in patient end of life scenarios with device management and programming.
• Respond to ED for coordination of care, triaging and urgent device interrogation and programming.
• Maintain competency with new device software and device technologies across various vendors.
• Expert in deciphering complex cardiac device data elements.
• Participate in process improvement, quality, and safety initiatives within the department.
• Coordinate and develop plan of care for patients who have a device with a clinical field advisory. Follow up with all patients who have a cardiac device product alert.
• Provide care navigation and triage patient lists when device advisories are issued.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Graduate
• Associates Degree and 5 years of cardiac device experience may be substituted for Bachelor's - ONLY for tenured UKHS employees moving into the position
• Bachelor Degree in…