Registered Nurse - Cardiac Rehabilitation

Summary

Provides quality nursing care to the patient through the application of the nursing process, adaptive exercise therapy and disease management tools using evidence-based practice in accordance with department policies and procedures. Assignments include, but are not limited to, EKG/ECG monitoring, non-invasive BP monitoring, and clerical duties when appropriate. Utilizes effective and appropriate communication styles. Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served. Focuses on excellent outcomes and patient experience.

Job Duties

• Supervises cardiac rehab sessions, monitors EKG, updates exercise prescription and documents patient response to exercise.
• Assesses learning needs, readiness to learn and actual or potential barriers to learning and integrates primary and secondary diagnosis into patient educational plan.
• Documents assessment/reassessment in patient care plan, including interventions and outcomes, goal setting, behavior changes, etc.
• Maintains ongoing communication with physicians and/or care team, as appropriate.
• Demonstrates commitment to quality and safety, in accordance with established policies and procedures, utilizing evidence-based practice. Participates in evidence-based practice and research/performance improvement projects as applicable.
• Uses effective and appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication styles with patients, families, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues.
• Functions as a team member to support department and hospital goals and objectives. Participates in all phases of the performance improvement process, including organizational and unit-based patient experience goals.
• Performs validated technical skills based upon clinical specialty and unit practice.
• Demonstrates leadership and team building skills including teaching and mentoring new colleagues and department interns, additional precepting as assigned, delegating on the basis of skills and expertise of team member, acuity and specific needs of the patient, and time availability of team members, and providing input as requested for performance appraisals of care delivery team members.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing
• 1 year ICU and/or Coronary Care Unit experience
• Strong knowledge of cardiac and pulmonary pathophysiology and the ability to assess patients' response to exercise
• Knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice
• Ability to work interdependently
• Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies
• Ability to use pc software programs
• Ability to multitask and work well under stress
• Critical thinking and judgment skills with the ability to evaluate patient response to exercise during testing/intervention
• Demonstrates strong educational teaching abilities for patient education, both individual and group, as indicated
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of cardiac risk factors and lifestyle modifications
• Demonstrates strong clinical assessment skills and leadership in emergency situations
• Strong knowledge of interpreting arrhythmias
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
• CCRP-Cert Cardiac Rehab Professional AACPRPCC - State of Pennsylvania within 1 Year
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire