Ambulatory Cardiology Nurse-RN

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Ready to join a thriving cardiology clinic where teamwork thrives and providers connect with staff? As a nurse, you'll lead triage, set up procedures, manage test results and more. Here's why you should join us: Vibrant Environment: Enjoy a fast-paced setting where each day brings new challenges and rewards. Team Collaboration: Work closely with providers and staff in a supportive, close-knit culture. Impactful Role: Make a real difference in patient care with your expertise and attention to detail Join our team and be part of something extraordinary in cardiology care! Hours: M-F, 7:30-5, rotating day off The Cardiology Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care deliver through collaboration with all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.

Responsibilities:

• Critically evaluate emergency situations and initiate appropriate intervention; collaborates with physician for recommendations to address patient’s problems or questions.
• Facilitates efficient patient workflow in clinic setting. Maintain physicians’ patient list and answer consult page; collaborate with other rounding nurses, and ARNP’s in triage of new admissions, consults and discharges.
• Assess and evaluate patients for discharge planning; work with care coordinator to facilitate home assessment, home care, medications, education, nutrition and follow-up.
• Follows policies/procedures regarding Amiodarone and Coumadin management and follow-up. Educates patient/family on new medication therapy.
• Reviews all labs, x-ray reports; enter data in the electronic medical record (EMR), report results and physician recommendations to patient as needed.
• Perform venipunctures and perform EKG’s when necessary.
• Arrange for follow-up appointments through central scheduling and CV follow-up form.
• Communicate with appropriate outpatient cardiology staff for outpatient management.
• Support initiatives to meet appropriate length of stay and disease management outcomes; facilitate timely discharge of patients.

*Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

*Note:  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.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• ACLS/BCLS or obtained within 14 days of hire.
• Minimum two years of RN experience
• Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live.
• Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026. 

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