Registered Nurse - Cardiology

Job Description

In hospital setting, accountable for utilizing the nursing process. Responsible for performing patient care, delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff. Responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This clinical nurse demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines and procedures.

Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process. Demonstrates increasing discriminatory judgment in interpreting data and prioritizes appropriately. Initiates actions to improve nursing practice and patient care and unit processes. Serves as a day to day resource to colleagues at unit and department levels. Delegates tasks appropriately. Assumes preceptor responsibilities as needed. Utilizes appropriate hospital resources. Is a member of a collaborative care team who is responsible for providing tele‑nursing care to a diverse population of patients across various departments within the SLHS.

The following features govern the role: patient advocacy, prevention, telecommunication, proactive continuous monitoring, evidence‑based care, clinical decision support and humane, compassionate and ethical care. This will be an experienced nurse that monitors assigned patients using intelligent software. They will be alerted to any changes in patient condition or trending that needs to be addressed. They will partner with bedside staff to address any concerns or changes in assigned patient’s condition.

They will be located remotely at the Virtual Care Center in Lees Summit. Goal is to identify early signs that might be an issue, address it, and reduce complications in this population.

• Monitor intelligent software and vitals for changes and trends or patient condition.
• Utilize good communication skills in tense situations.
• Have years of experience to understand what they are looking for in trending for this population.
• Partner with bedside team to monitor all assigned patients.
• Provide early detection of changes or possible problems in this population.
• Notify bedside team of possible issues and assist them in activating resources needed to address issues.
• Provide another set of eyes and ears monitoring this population with an additional piece of intelligent software.
• Identify early signs to reduce complications.

• Provide professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices.
• Provide telephone triage, patient flow, and coordination of patient care.
• Schedule emergent need patient appointments, identify learning needs for patients and families, provide advice and recommendations, insert intravenous access with medication administration and duties as assigned based on clinic need.
• Delegate tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to scope of practice.
• Serve as subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing.
• Enter admission orders as directed by provider.
• Manage expired samples.
• Able to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously.
• Provide excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times.
• May cover Medical Assistant, LPN, or other office duties as needed.

• Demonstrate ability to manage care within the established standards of nursing care and practice as defined by the state.
• Appropriately triage patient and prioritize needs, displaying a caring and responsive attitude.
• Initiate care to stabilize patient and assist in managing life support needs by collaborating with physician and clinical staff, demonstrating appropriate admission, discharge and transfer procedures.
• Collect detailed patient history and symptoms, including vital signs, providing appropriate care in a timely and cost‑effective manner.
• Collect laboratory samples and perform lab testing in accordance with CLIA regulations and established policies and procedures.
• Report adverse treatments or medications in accordance with current policies and procedures.
• Prepare patient meals.
• Participate in QAPI activities including preparation for accreditation and survey process, and maintenance of accreditation, state, and CMS standards.

• Acts as an advocate for the patient in all activities including nursing assessments, care coordination, care plan development, and communication.
• This position is accountable for identifying and developing innovative actions to meet the needs of the patient from both the health care and psychosocial/socioeconomic dimensions of care as well as acting for provision of services to meet those needs.
• Assist with completion of the initial patient assessment, including a medical record review where available.
• Documentation of current advance care directive status and ongoing efforts to reconcile…