Registered Nurse - Outpatient Cardiology

Cardiology Clinic Registered Nurse

Earn up to a $25,000 sign-on bonus while working Monday-Friday daytime hours, and no weekends, holidays, or on-call. Join Guthrie's outpatient Cardiology team and bring your nursing experience to a schedule that gives you more consistency outside of work. Guthrie is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join our Cardiology Clinic at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. This is a strong opportunity for an RN who enjoys cardiac care, patient education, care coordination, and working closely with providers, but is looking for the more predictable schedule of an outpatient clinic. You'll continue using your clinical knowledge while building relationships with patients and supporting them throughout their cardiovascular care.

Experience in cardiology, telemetry, med/surg, ambulatory care, procedural nursing, or another setting involving patients with complex clinical needs may translate well to this position. You do not need to have followed one specific career path to be considered.

The Schedule - Full-time, day shift - Monday through Friday - No weekends - No holidays - No on-call requirements

Why This Role Is Worth a Closer Look - Up to a $25,000 sign-on bonus for eligible experienced RNs - Consistent weekday schedule in an outpatient clinic setting - No rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities - Opportunity to continue working with cardiac patients outside of bedside nursing - Meaningful patient education and care coordination - Ongoing relationships with patients throughout their cardiovascular care - Collaboration with cardiologists, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other members of the care team - Opportunity to grow within Guthrie's cardiovascular service line - Relocation assistance available for qualifying candidates

Position Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence?based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice.

Education, License & Cert: - Registered Nurse in the State of Practice. - BSN in Nursing preferred. - Specialty Certification is preferred - BLS certification. - ACLS is unit dependent.

Experience: The Registered Nurse must be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state of employment with at least one year of experience preferred. Alternately, the Registered nurse may have less than one year of experience if they have been transitioned to their position from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program.

Essential Functions: 1. Employs Nursing Professional Practice: Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients' care. Develops updates and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Performs and maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served. 2. Advocates: Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve. 3. Facilitates Learning: Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including student; Facilities formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community. 4. Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes. Aligns patient safety, self?safety, and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes. 5. Engages in Professional Development: Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards. Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence?based practice. 6. Leader in Practice Setting & Community: demonstrates leadership as change agents using the collaborative leadership skills of advocacy, influence and innovation. In partnering with colleagues appropriately delegates, coordinates care, and collaborates with others as equal members of the inter?professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge. Models professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession. 7. Participates in the planning and presentation of educational programs. 8. It is understood that this description is not intended to be all?inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of the position. 9. May perform high level disinfection, based on departmental equipment.

Other Duties: 1. Proficiency in Information Technology, such as electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and equipment necessary to perform essential functions of the position. 2. Skilled to work with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff. 3. Ability to use independent, critical judgment in all aspects of patient care delivery. 4. Demonstrated interpersonal skills that convey a positive and supportive attitude. 5. Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations.