Registered Nurse (RN), Day Shift, Germantown

Cardiac Associates - Germantown

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Adventist Healthcare seeks to hire an experienced Registered Nurse for our Outpatient Cardiac Associates office in Germantown, MD who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

As a Registered Nurse you will:
• Completes data base thoroughly and extracts vital data from the medical chart. Communicates information to physician and documents in chart.
• Complies with monitoring and documentation of daily logs (refrigerator, crash cart, drug log, medication samples, nutritional supplements inventory and dispensary) as per standards set forth by accrediting bodies. Contacts nurses for updates on hospitalized patients. Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards, and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
• Coordinates with physician and office staff to have an efficient flow of patients through the facility. Ensures that patient records and referring physicians are kept up to date.
• Keeps work area neat and organized. Maintains adequate supply of patient education material and medical supplies. Stocks exam rooms and ensures that equipment is working properly. Cleans & sterilizes equipment as necessary. Maintains liaison with other disciplines, such as social services, dietary support, speech therapy, physical therapy, pastoral care and pain management and sees that their services are made available to patients in an appropriate and timely fashion.
• Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and hospital in community outreach efforts as required. Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
• Participates in placement of applicators for HDR brachytherapy, performs patient care and monitoring as necessary. Performs conscious sedation and recovery patients being treated with brachytherapy. Participates in weekly chart rounds, tumor board, nursing meetings and other in-services appropriate to the nursing care of the patient.
• Performs assessment for contrast patients. Performs IV contrast using the pressure injector and provides documentation. Evaluates patients for contrast reaction and provides proper treatment should one occur. Performs assessments on under-treatment patients and follow-up patients and documents appropriately. Assesses patients for special needs and plans appropriate intervention, i.e. skin changes, dietary needs, social service needs, health care psychological and support needs. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Provides support and education to patients. Acts as resource for patient and family members. Fields questions selected to treatment and side effects. Documents actions, and follows up on interventions. Schedules tests, obtains pre-authorization, and follows up on results.
• Travels to other offices for cross training and coverage. Able to function in different facilities.

Qualifications include:
• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland required
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• 1-2 years’ experience as a registered nurse

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday. No weekends, holidays, or rotating shifts.

Pay Range:

$30.53 - $44.27

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount or if the position is Per Diem (offering a fixed rate), salary discussions will occur during the screening process.

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Progr