Device Clinic Nurse - Presbyterian Heart and Vascular Care

Cardiology Device Clinic Nurse

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Cardiology Device Clinic Nurse for a highly skilled, technically adept nursing position that serves to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document professional nursing care of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) to include pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantable loop recorders.

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time

FTE: 1.00

Job Exempt: No

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Interrogates, evaluates and programs implanted cardiac devices for in-person patient encounters with proficiency utilizing programmers for all four major device manufacturers (Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific and Biotronik)
• Recognizes CIED abnormalities, such as device or lead malfunction, End of Service indicators, notifies cardiologist and assists in scheduling patients for follow-up or replacement as indicated.
• Completes pertinent documentation for CIED assessment, arrhythmia management and anticoagulation status.
• Responsible for reviewing/processing of CIED remote transmissions and trans-telephonic monitoring for alert notifications as well as routine transmissions.
• Knowledgeable of manufacturer device advisories/recalls and follows recommended guidelines by manufacturer for the specific advisory notification.
• Participates in continuing education specific to CIED management, electrical heart disease as well as other related cardiac disease processes, i.e. congestive heart failure, genetic & congenital heart disease.
• Provides cross-coverage within CIED department to satellite facilities at Rust Medical and Santa Fe Medical Center.
• Serves as an expert resource for device and arrhythmia management to CIED technicians, nurses, APCs, cardiologists, Research Department, Radiology Department, and primary care physicians.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Associates of Science in Nursing required
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• RN-NM, Current licensure in New Mexico as a registered nurse
• 1-2 years' experience (2 years preferred), in critical care, interventional cardiology/electrophysiology lab or cardiac step-down unit.
• Strong cardiology background preferred.
• BLS certification & ACLS certification required
• Completion of a professional CIED program through Arrhythmia Technologies Institute (ATI), PrepMD or similar program preferred.
• CIED management experience preferred
• International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) certification desirable

We're all about well-being, starting with yours. Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.