Registered Nurse Cardiac Device

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Job Summary and Qualifications

Full time (Monday - Friday, days), no nights, no on call, no weekends, no holidays

Seeking a Cardiac Device RN who has as a specialized skill set and will provide both technical and clinical component to ensure the patient care meets established procedures and quality standards around Electrophysiology relative to CIED's (Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices). The Device RN will be independently accountable for the management and coordination of care of patients with devices and will partner with the EP team, Interventional Cardiologists, Heart Failure team and Structural Heart as well as other staff members.

What you will do in this role:

Under the supervision of the physician, performs in-clinic and remote interrogation, evaluation, and reprogramming of all CIED's (pacemakers, ICD's, ILR's and cardiac resynchronization devices) for all manufacturers.

In-depth understanding and application of the technical aspects of cardiac device function to specific patient care is expected, including identifying arrhythmias, assessing symptoms, and reviewing diagnostics.

Manages and coordinates the device clinic including wound assessment and care and post-operative teaching.

Monitor patients, evaluating and programming CIED's following established clinic protocols.

Analyze clinical data and compose written CIED management summaries, clinic visit notes, and letters.

Basic understanding of device diagnostics including identifying arrhythmias, assessing correlating symptoms, reviewing patient's medical history and medications.

A thorough clinical understanding of heart failure diagnostics, symptoms and treatment options is required for further evaluation of CIED data for clinic correlation.

Direct interviews with patients, family to obtain past medical and social past medical history to facilitate all aspects of disease management, diagnostic and device management follow up.

Problem solves device function, settings, arrhythmia episodes, and interventions. Work closely with EP team and other multidisciplinary teams, ensuring quality CIED follow up care.

Reviews remote device interrogations, interpretation, alert review and escalates any actionable items to doctors, NP or other pertinent allied health professionals.

Collaborates with industry representatives (Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, and Biotronik) involving direct patient care, product education, and clinic resources.

Troubleshoot critical CIED or lead issues and take immediate steps toward resolution.

Performs other related job functions as assigned

What Qualifications you will need:

EDUCATION:

Graduate of an accredited Registered Nurse School of Nursing

Minimum Associate Nursing Degree, ADN

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of two years' experience in acute/critical care setting required

Cardiology/Cardiac experience required, could include multiple cardiac settings- EP Lab, Cardiac Cath Lab or ICU

CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:

Valid and unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the respective jurisdiction per state requirements. Nurses are governed by their state board of nursing and work under their own individual license.

Current BLS certification required

Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) or Certified Device Remote Monitoring Specialist (CDRMS) from International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) preferred

Certification by IBHRE within 2 years of employment is strongly preferred and encouraged


Benefits

HCA Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse RN Cardiac Device opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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