Cardiac Device Nurse

Position Title

Cardiac Device Nurse

Medical Pavilion

Position Summary / Career Interest :

This would be for a mid to late January start.

Come join one of the largest Cardiac Device Programs in the addition to managing device clinic and remote monitoring for 6000 patients we have established innovative collaboratives with Radiation Oncology MRI Proton Therapy and CV imaging to provide the excellent care to our device patients. We host specialized clinics for advanced cardiac devices including CRT left bundle branch pacing and cardiac contractility modulation. We are a rapidly growing team with ambitious goals; we analyze remote transmissions within 24 hours. This is a wonderful opportunity for a new or experienced cardiac device nurse. If you are interested but new to device our robust orientation provides extensive didactic and hands on training.

This role is open due to our quickly growing Cardiac Device Team! This role would be required to work between our Main and Southwest campus.

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 PeriOp 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.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• 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.
• Provides 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 providers aligned nursing teams.
• Creates and maintains a supportive work environment for the entire team. Creates and maintains an atmosphere of respect and courtesy toward patients staff and colleagues.
• Maintains clinical relevance demonstrating self-development by keeping current on a variety of clinical and health care topics
• Collaborates 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.
• Maintains competency with new device software and device technologies across various vendors
• Expert in deciphering complex cardiac device data elements
• Participates 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.

Required Education and Experience

Required Licensure and Certification

Preferred Licensure and Certification

Knowledge Requirements

Time Type : Full time

Job Requisition ID : R-47290

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a persons race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin ancestry age (40 or older) disability veteran status or genetic information.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

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