Registered Nurse; RN Specialist - Cardiology

Registered Nurse (RN) Specialist
- Cardiology

Facility Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center

Schedule
- Shift 1.0 (80 hrs/pp) - Day

Remote Status Remote Status:
On Site

Salary Range Salary Range: $39.69 - $58.29

* Starting bonus and/or relocation available to new employees. Previous experience may be required. Employment commitment to Samaritan is required.

Provides safe, quality nursing care under the direction of Samaritan Health Services practitioners and the Clinic Supervisor for patients within scope of practice. Assists practitioner in performance of procedures, telephone prescription orders/refills, maintaining patient record and relaying test results.

The Cardiology team of cardiologists, nurse practitioners, physician associates and nurses provide a full-spectrum of care towards a healthy heart. We complete hundreds of interventional cardiovascular procedures (such as stents) each year and are up-to-date with cardiology treatment options. Services and procedures include coronary angiography, angioplasty and stent placements, pacemaker insertions and replacements, implantable cardiac defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy, echocardiography, nuclear medicine imaging, holter and event monitors (heart monitors), cardiac stress testing, intravascular ultrasound, cardiac MRI, and 64-slice cardiac CT angiography.

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required.

Experience and/or training with computer applications preferred.

Previous experience in area of specialty for clinic applying for (i.e. ob/gyn; UC; Dermatology) preferred.

Patient Care
- Possess the skills and knowledge needed to assist and care for others. Ability to recognize symptoms, drug properties and interactions, treatments, and preventive health-care measures within scope of practice.

Adaptability/Flexibility
- Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to situations that may arise with high risk or diverse patient populations. Ability to adjust actions in relation to others and adapt to offer best possible care to patients.

Communication
- Effective written and oral communication skills to explain complex issues, exchange information between team members, and tactfully discuss issues. Ability to perform group presentations and listen to and understand complex information and ideas.

Team Building
- Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.

Medical Terminology
- Knowledge of medical records, procedures and terminology. Ability to read, interpret, and apply policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.

Social Perceptiveness
- Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.

Rarely (1 - 10% of the time)

Occasionally (11 - 33% of the time)

Frequently (34 - 66% of the time)

Continually (67 – 100% of the time)

WALK - INCLINE

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 40 - 60 Lbs

LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 20 - 40 Lbs

CLIMB - STAIRS

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 0 - 20 Lbs

LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 20 - 40 Lbs

LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs

LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs

SQUAT Repetitive

REACH
- Upward

SIT

WALK - LEVEL SURFACE

LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs