Cardiac Device Nurse (RN)

Position Title Cardiac Device Nurse (RN) Days Full Time Employer Bell Hospital Position Summary / Career Interest Hours: 4 10's 7-5:30. Come join one of the largest cardiac device programs in the country. In addition to managing device clinic and remote monitoring for 6,000+ patients, we have established innovative collaboratives with radiation oncology, MRI, proton therapy, and cardiovascular imaging to provide excellent care to our device patients. We host specialized clinics for advanced cardiac devices including CRT, left bundle branch pacing, and cardiac contractility modulation. We are a rapidly growing team with ambitious goals; we analyze remote transmissions within 24 hours. This is a wonderful opportunity for a new or experienced cardiac device nurse. If you are interested, but new to device, our robust orientation provides extensive didactic and hands‑on training. Role Overview The Cardiac Device RN is a licensed registered professional nurse who is a clinical expert in cardiac device management and provides ethical, evidence-based, safe, and compassionate nursing care. The RN focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by identifying and clarifying patient needs related to cardiac device, conducting education, promoting patient advocacy, coordinating health‑care services, and evaluating patient outcomes. The RN will assist with coordination of care among disciplines including general cardiology, EP cardiology, advanced heart failure, primary care, acute inpatient care, peri‑op, and oncology. The RN will be responsible for providing comprehensive patient care by completing thorough, competent interrogations and reprogramming of implanted cardiac devices in inpatient and outpatient settings, assisting in coordination of care and device optimization throughout imaging studies, and triaging remote transmissions and programming recommendations for patients undergoing therapies that may impact the device. Responsibilities And Essential Job Functions Coordinate care by triaging orders, device data and the clinical scenario to provide recommendations for programming of device patients undergoing proton therapy, radiation oncology, spine center, peri‑operative, post‑operative, and/or MRI. Coordinate care for hospitalized device patients by performing in‑person device evaluation, communicating to vendor representatives, or utilizing remote transmission technology. Provide telephonic assessment and guidance for cardiac device patients to deliver seamless coordination of care utilizing device data to optimize patient health. Provide comprehensive patient care by accurately identifying malfunctions, alerts, and sub‑optimal device operations along with the clinical scenario and following up appropriately with the patient and provider teams. Manage patients enrolled in remote monitoring services. Coordinate plan of care by triaging alerts and communicating with the provider’s aligned nursing teams. Create and maintain a supportive work environment for the entire team and an atmosphere of respect and courtesy toward patients, staff and colleagues. Maintain clinical relevance, demonstrating self‑development by keeping current on a variety of clinical and health‑care topics. Collaborate in patient end‑of‑life scenarios with device management and programming. Respond to the ED for coordination of care, triaging and urgent device interrogation and programming. Maintain competency with new device software and device technologies across various vendors. Demonstrate expertise in deciphering complex cardiac device data elements. Participate in process improvement, quality, and safety initiatives within the department. Coordinate and develop plan of care for patients who have a device with a clinical field advisory and follow up with all patients who have a cardiac device product alert. Provide care navigation and triage patient lists when device advisories are issued. Perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department. These statements describe essential functions of the job; skills and duties may vary and other duties may be assigned as required. Required Education And Experience High School Graduate. Associates Degree and 5 years of cardiac device experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s for tenured UKHS employees moving into the position. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing for any hires after 10/1/2024. Required Licensure And Certification Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire. Current active multi‑state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the state in which you live, or active single‑state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working, with proof of application for a multi‑state RN license; staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 must obtain a multi‑state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026 upon hire. Successful completion of a cardiac device rhythm management course within 180 days. Preferred Licensure And Certification Cardiac Device Remote Monitoring Specialist (CDRMS) – International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE). Cardiac Vascular Nursing Certification (CV‑BC) – American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS) – International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE). Knowledge Requirements Basic typing and word‑processing ability. Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem‑solving skills. Time Type Full time. Job Requisition ID

R-52829

Equal Employment Opportunity The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment is contingent upon agreeing to the health‑system‑dispute‑resolution‑program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP. #J-18808-Ljbffr The University of Kansas Health System