Cardiac Rehab Nurse

Cardiac Rehab
Full Time
Day Shift
8:00-4:30

Sign-On Bonus: up to $10,000


Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state's first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer's care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Responsible for Inpatient or Outpatient Cardiac, Vascular, and/or Pulmonary Rehabilitation patient care and assessment. Maintains daily attendance, post charges on a daily basis, and follow-up on patient non-compliance. Follows-up Inpatient progress through telephone encounters and Outpatient progress to the referring physician through physician progress reports. Directs any symptomatic patient to the attention of the attending physician and the Cardiac, Vascular, and/or Pulmonary Rehabilitation Staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
Minimum Years of Experience: None
Substitutable Education & Experience: None
Required Certifications/Licensure: Registered Nurse Licensed in the State of SC;
BLS and ACLS Certified.
Required Training: Basic arrhythmia interpretation skills

Essential Functions

• Recognizing the dignity and worth of each individual and treating others with respect and compassion.
• Working in a positive and friendly manner with fellow employees, patients, patient families, visitors, and medical staff.
• Accepting in following chain of command, work assignments, supervisory guidance and direction, and constructive criticism.
• Maintaining a clean work environment.
• Treating others as you would like to be treated without discrimination for race, gender, disabilities, religious beliefs, or national origin.
• Utilizing telephone courtesy skills.
• Maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Using time constructively to accurately perform and complete work assignments.
• Dressing neatly and professionally according to Hospital and Departmental dress codes.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.
• Demonstrates ability to perform nursing assessment and patient care assistance, exercise observation and training, and comfort and safety measures that are appropriate to the following patient populations:
  • Adults - 18 years thru 65 years.
  • Geriatric - 65 +
• Outpatient Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation:
  • Maintains daily attendance, post charges on a daily basis, and follow-up on patient non compliance.
  • Provides patient care and supervision of patients in outpatient exercise classes.
  • Participates in patient educational classes and develops presentations and lectures.
  • Maintains needed medical supplies in the Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation gym area.
  • Maintains and checks off the Mayday cart and refrigerator log in the rehab area each day of operation.
  • Provides Case Management for outpatients while in the program.
• Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation:
  • Provides classroom and bedside education for STEMI, Non-STEMI, Elective PCI, CV Surgery, and TAVR inpatients, including pre-op and discharge teaching.
  • Provides ambulation for CV Surgery patients.
  • Provides education for CV Surgery patient families.
  • Facilitates referrals to outpatient Phase II Cardiac Rehab programs.
• Ensure Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed with other compatible waste streams in containers that are properly labeled and closed prior to being shipped offsite for proper disposal. Initial RCRA training is received within 6 months of the hire date and continuing with annual RCRA training.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance - equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee's desires and abilities and the hospital's needs.