Description du poste
The Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Cardiology will demonstrate proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning. Self-directed in goal setting for managing complex client situations. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
Duties include but are not limited to: The Staff Registered Nurse is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based specialty care to patients with oversight of licensed vocational nurses/nursing assistants as appropriate to the clinic setting. This nurse provides patient care, care coordination, health promotion, health education and coaching on wellness, disease prevention, and chronic care management. The nurse will assist in directing the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies and providing quality improvement and enhance outcomes utilization. This nurse integrates specialty care knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment and is self-directed in goal setting for managing complex outpatient situations. Validates understanding of the rationale for specialty care processes and decisions. Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care. The nurse will demonstrate the ability to cope with and manage competing priorities. The nurse demonstrates competence in specialty care practices and decision-making, deliberate planning, and critical thinking skills. The incumbent is responsible to the assigned rating and approving supervisors and is accountable to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services (ADPCS). Also: Independently plans and delivers technically competent care to patients with complex needs in alignment with the ANA Standards of Nursing Practice. Manages the care of patients, while organizing and prioritizing patient care needs, and ensuring assigned tasks are completed. Functions as an emerging leader in providing direction to staff to identify, implement and evaluate patient care needs. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure the plan of care is achieved. Provides and directs others in Veteran/patient driven care that optimizes the patient's experience, satisfaction, and/or safety for a team of patients. Maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient. Role models and displays ethical behavior. Recognizes ethical issues related to professional nursing practice and models appropriate action by providing and directing others in the provision of care following established policies and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Models' high reliability principles and I CARE values to improve patient outcomes. Preferred Experience: Minimum of 2 years of recent clinical nursing experience in cardiology, cardiac step-down, telemetry, cardiovascular services, or related specialty care. Experience caring for patients with cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, hypertension, valvular heart disease, and post-cardiac procedures. Knowledge of cardiac medications, including antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, antihypertensives, and heart failure therapies. Experience interpreting cardiac monitoring data, electrocardiograms (ECGs/EKGs), and recognizing signs and symptoms requiring urgent intervention. Demonstrated experience in patient education related to cardiac disease management, risk factor modification, medication adherence, and lifestyle counseling. Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/v