Registered Nurse; RN - Cardiovascular

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Employee Type:
Regular

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

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Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

The Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiovascular is responsible for the provision of nursing services based on standards of care and professional nursing practice prescribed in nursing education, TH orientation and education as well as TH policy and protocol. The Cardiovascular RN provides direct nursing care to both in and out-patients during cardiac stress testing, transesophageal echocardiograms, tilt table tests, electrical cardioversion, and other procedures performed in the Cardiology Service Line.

• Under general supervision, provides high quality support to physicians in meeting the medical needs of the patient. Performs Exercise and/or Pharmacological Nuclear Stress tests and stress studies under the Direct Supervision of the Supervising Cardiologist
• Review stress test orders, to assess for appropriate use criteria by non-cardiology providers
• Provide proper patient identification prior to procedures, medication or any treatment
• Ensures medication reconciliation on admission and discharge
• Provide assessment and reassessment of patient prior to and post-procedure according to protocol
• Provide assessment of level of consciousness/pain intensity
• Perform pre-procedural and post procedural documentation
• Make sure discharge education/instructions are completed
• Assumes responsibility for ensuring all patients are positioned on procedure table or stretchers in a fashion to minimize potential harm.
• Assists with ensuring that all vendors and staff are shielded. Consistently wears a radiation monitoring device, wears a protective lead apron while assisting with a procedure, and recognizes distance as the primary rule for radiation safety

• ADN Required
• BSN Preferred

• Minimum of two years previous experience in a cardiac stress lab, cardiovascular care, critical care, emergency department, cardiac catheterization lab, PACU or similar setting Required

• Must be trained and verified by a cardiology physician
• Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers
• Must be proficient in using Electronic Health Record (EMR) for patient-level care and coordination
• Must possess excellent verbal communication skills
• Must have ability to collaborate with others to improve quality and address needs
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and compliance of Universal Tidelands Health Protocols
• Ability to demonstrate competence in technical aspects of non-invasive cardiac testing including operation of treadmill, ECG lead placement, ECG monitoring and rhythm identification, and treatment
• Possess knowledge/competency of appropriate indications/contraindications for exercise and pharmacologic stress testing
• Ability to demonstrate radiation safety knowledge for themselves, patients, staff members, physicians, and visitors
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of cardiac disease states, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, and the hemodynamic responses to exercise. This knowledge is crucial for recognizing and responding to complications that may arise during testing

• Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Certified - American Heart Association Required

Medium Physical Demand

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