Advanced RN - Heart & Vascular Care

Advanced RN - Heart & Vascular Care

Join a dedicated healthcare team in the Midwest region as an Office Registered Nurse specializing in heart and vascular care. This role supports physicians and mid-level providers by delivering thorough patient assessments, treatments, testing, and education within a dynamic clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Adhere to established patient safety protocols including infection prevention and safe patient handling.
• Maintain and care for central lines and prevent surgical site infections according to policy.
• Administer medications via various routes including oral, IM, SC, topical, and IV.
• Assist providers with procedures, instrument setup, and examinations within scope of practice.
• Perform phone triage and act as a liaison between patients and healthcare providers.
• Communicate test results to patients, answer questions, and assist with follow-up calls.
• Document patient complaints, care details, medication lists, and visit summaries accurately in medical records.
• Manage inventory of medications and supplies efficiently.
• Maintain venous access devices and administer IV push medications and flushes as ordered.
• Escort patients to exam rooms and accurately obtain vital signs and weights.
• Educate patients and guardians on electronic health record portals and benefits.
• Conduct point-of-care lab testing and collect specimens as ordered.
• Provide patient teaching and supportive services as directed.
• Train nursing and medical assistant staff in clinic procedures.
• Schedule diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and obtain necessary precertifications.
• Demonstrate accountability, adaptability, teamwork, and maintain punctuality and attendance standards.

Education

Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse program is required.

Experience

Previous nursing or healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Certifications and Licenses

Current RN license valid in a Compact state is required. American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is mandatory.

Mental and Physical Requirements

This position requires significant mental focus and physical activity including lifting up to 35 pounds, frequent walking, standing, turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching.

Working Conditions

Frequent exposure to infectious and communicable diseases, as well as occasional encounters with hostile individuals, is expected. Minimal physical discomfort is typical.