Cardiac Care Coordinator - RN; Cardiology

Nemours is seeking a Cardiac Care Coordinator (RN), FULL-TIME, to join our team in Orlando, Florida.

This position is responsible for:
The Cardiac Center High Risk Clinic Nurse Coordinator is responsible for specialized nursing practice related to care of patients with complex congenital heart disease followed by the High-Risk Cardiac Clinic and would provide direct and indirect patient care in collaboration with the medical and nursing staff for patients and families followed by the High-Risk team including services in the inpatient and outpatient care setting.

• Acts as the liaison between patients, their families and members of the health care team.
• Participates in inpatient rounds when appropriate and weekly team conferences to anticipate care needs for patients currently or soon to be admitted.
• Responsible for coordination of discharge follow up and home surveillance of complex cardiac patients in collaboration with the patients' physicians and APRN/PAs.
• Plays a lead role in teaching parents and other care givers how to use the Nemours Cardiac App and monitor the daily data transmitted to the Cardiac Dashboard.
• Identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate teaching and/or referrals.
• Collaborates with the Cardiac Center's Social Worker on patient discharge planning and ongoing outpatient needs.
• Assists Nutritionist in addressing patients' and families' needs while in the hospital and post-discharge. Identifies any nutritionary issues, such as non-compliance with recommended nutrition guidelines and communicates issues to the Clinical Nutritionist and the patients' physician and providers.
• Assists Clinical Psychologist in addressing patients' and families' needs while in the hospital and post-discharge.
• Coordinates clinic visits and pre-operative studies for patients scheduled for cardiac procedures/surgery in collaboration with other members of the Cardiac Center staff, including physicians, APRN/PAs, nurses and support staff.
• In collaboration with patients' physicians and other providers, explains treatment regime to patients/families, i.e., pre- dure instructions and admission process.
• Participates in research protocols and data collection in support of clinical cardiology and cardiothoracic research including data collection and input for the NPC-QIC collaborative.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• State of FL RN License required.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire.
• Minimum 2 years of Pediatric Nursing experience required.
• Cardiac experience preferred.

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