Registered Nurse (Pre/Post Invasive Cardiology)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Pre/Post Invasive Cardiology)

• Focus: Interview, assess, coordinate, and provide nursing care for cardiovascular patients before and after invasive cardiac procedures

Description

Provide clinically competent nursing care for acutely ill cardiovascular patients using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. You will interview patients in person and by phone, clear chart criteria, coordinate care with physicians and the healthcare team, and ensure patient safety before and after procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care before and after cardiac procedures

• Interview patients, coordinate care, and clear chart criteria for cardiac procedures

• Develop and execute pre-procedural patient care plans based on strong clinical knowledge

• Incorporate National Patient Safety Goals to optimize patient safety and reduce errors

• Collaborate with physicians to clear patients for cardiac procedures

• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, ancillary services, and nursing units

• Support patient preparation through education related to cardiac rehabilitation, exercise physiology, nutrition, and cardiac risk/behavior modification

• Perform required follow-up and persistence work

• Use quality improvement results to initiate changes in nursing practice and care delivery

• Maintain required records and log books, including completing documented paperwork

• Assign pre-procedural arrival times and notify patients at least 1 day in advance

• Review pre-procedural instructions, ensure documentation/supplies are complete, and check charts for completion

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

• ACLS within 6 months of hire date

• Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse licensure

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

• Experience with electronic medical record (EMR)

• Advanced computer skills

• Familiarity with medical terminology and basic cath lab and electrophysiology procedures

• Effective time management and ability to work independently

• Prior Epic experience

• Prior triage, critical care, ED, or surgical patient experience

Benefits

• Range of employee benefits covering physical, emotional, and financial well-being, plus protection for unexpected life events (details available via the provided benefits link)

• Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification

• If a sign-on bonus is included: internal employees and rehires who left within 1 year are not eligible; exception for new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical RN position as a Registered Nurse at Northwestern Medicine