Registered Nurse, Cardiac Stress Lab
Company: ECHN
Location: New Britain
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY: The Cardiology Stress Lab Nurse reports to the
Manager of Cardiac Rehab/Cardiac Stress and is responsible for
representing ECHN to the cardiac patient in both the outpatient and
inpatient setting.# Provides nursing care by assessing the patient
pre-procedure and assisting the Cardiologist in the various
diagnostic cardiac testing.# Examples are:# Trans-Esophageal
Echocardiograms (TEE#s), exercise stress testing, nuclear stress
testing, stress echoes with or without the use of Definity,
Dobutamine stress tests and tilt table tests.# Administers
conscious sedation and other prescribed medication or
pharmacological agents during and post cardiac testing.# Assists
the Cardiac Rehab Department during their exercise sessions,
assessing pre-program patients and participates in marketing the
ECHN cardiology services. # The Cardiology nurse participates in
the operational duties of the department, such as but not limited
to:# Quality Improvement, Policy and Procedure maintenance,
revising and development of billing, gathering of statistical data,
developing department educational opportunities and participating
in the on-going growth and maintenance of excellent customer
services provided to all that ECHN serves.# # Additionally, this
position assists the manager in maximizing the department#s
financial resources and provides educational resources for
patients.# Assesses each patient for understanding of heart healthy
life style modifications necessary for maintaining optimum health
and assists in the departments planning and implementing of new
programs. # The Cardiology Nurse accepts rotating weekend and
holiday on-call responsibilities for the Stress Lab. #
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Must be a licensed State of Connecticut
Registered Nurse, be proficient in cardiac monitoring and be
certified in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life
Support.## #EXPERIENCE: ######### Must have a minimum of two years
of critical care RN experience. # COMPETENCIES: ######### Will
provide on the job training for Conscious Sedation and IV
competency # #ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Disclaimer:
Job descriptions are not intended, nor should they be construed to
be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or
working conditions associated with the job.# They are intended to
be accurate reflections of the principal duties and
responsibilities of this position.# These responsibilities and
competencies listed below may change from time to time. #########
Job-Specific Competency 1.##### Assesses the patient#s condition
and care needs by collecting accurate and thorough data on
admission and on an ongoing basis through the performance of
cultural and psychosocial assessment, including review of the
medical record, as per department policy. 2.##### Accurately
identifies actual and potential nursing diagnoses and/or problems
by grouping and analyzing assessment date in order to identify
specific patient issues or needs. 3.##### Assesses patient and/or
family learning needs, including the ability and readiness to learn
by identifying and arranging appropriate resources to assist in the
educational process. 4.##### Accurately completes necessary
documentation of all aspects of the nursing process on an ongoing
basis, in a timely manner, as per departmental policy and regularly
acts as a resource to others regarding documentation issues.
5.##### Plans nursing actions to ensure individual patient-centered
care, integrating family, patient, and/or multidisciplinary staff
assessments in order to develop a comprehensive plan of care
6.##### Begins discharge on admission and updates it throughout the
hospitalization keeping the Case Manager well informed of patient
needs. Exemplary:# Anticipates complex discharge needs and
intervenes appropriately. 7.##### Appropriately delegates duties
and tasks to team members, developing opportunities to promote
growth of subordinates and/or peers. Exemplary:# Mentors team
members to develop their maximum potential within their scope of
practice. 8.##### Uses therapeutic interventions to implement the
patient#s plan of care, implements prescribed medical and
psychosocial nursing interventions appropriately and applies
advanced nursing skills appropriately in a variety of settings.
Exemplary:# Participates in the development of standards,
procedures, and/or policies. 9.##### Provides and/or coordinates
patient/family education, based on assessed needs, creatively
adjusting education to the patient#s needs and ensuring adequate
needs. Exemplary:# Analyzes trends in the patient#s needs,
researches literature, contributes to the development of patient
education resources. 10.# Consistently prepares and administers
medications and IV fluids accurately, according to departmental
policies while collaborating with the healthcare team to provide
appropriate medication for patient#s condition. Exemplary:#
Identifies potential problems in medication administration and
makes recommendations for quality improvement measures. 11.#
Consistently anticipates emergency situations and takes action to
prevent or minimize a negative outcome while demonstrating the
ability to organize and delegate appropriately in emergency.
Exemplary:# Takes appropriate action to improve the emergency
response system. 12.# Evaluates the plan of care and patient#s
response to planned intervention and makes appropriate
modifications to the plan of care. 13.# As an RGH Resource Nurse
provides administrative oversight of hospital wide issues that
require support, coaching, or directing situations which may
involve patients, families, physicians, employees, or departmental
issues during assigned hours, always using consistently good
judgment. . #
Keywords: ECHN, Meriden , Registered Nurse, Cardiac Stress Lab, Healthcare , New Britain, Connecticut
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