RN Clinical Nurse II - NCHV EP

Description NC Heart & Vascular is seeking a Clinical Nurse with Electrophysiology experience to join our team. This position supports physicians across multiple NC Heart and Vascular locations. The hours are 8 am–4:30 pm. This is a hybrid position. Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve. Summary: Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and account‑able to the Nurse Coordinator and Practice Manager; the Clinical Device Nurse is responsible for reviewing and interpreting implantable cardiac device transmissions, triaging patient symptoms, facilitating treatment plans between the Physicians and patients, and reviewing pre‑procedure instructions for up‑coming electrophysiology procedures. Familiar with cardiac implantable devices including Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, and Biotronik. Responsibilities Education – participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self, attends education programs based on identified learning needs, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population, and assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers and developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn. Evaluation of Care – identifies expected patient outcomes, seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care, participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care, and communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care. Implementation – demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population‑appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care, performs bedside point‑of‑care testing as required for patient care plan, utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care, organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs and consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning. Leadership – with assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations, achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor, is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/inter‑departmental collaboration, participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities, effectively uses communication systems, participates in promoting cost‑effective care, gives feedback to co‑workers, is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment, and promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all. Patient Assessment – recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care, includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs, synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others, assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families, and develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs. Planning – collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care, makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care, begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning, identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care, demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems. Research – reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice and brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability. Education Requirements Graduation from a school of professional nursing. If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Nursing or a Master’s degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date. Licensure / Certification Requirements Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification. Professional Experience Requirements One (1) year of nursing experience. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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