Non-Invasive Clinical Nurse - Cardiac Recovery & Observation Unit Full-time Days

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

                                           Non-Invasive Clinical Nurse: 
      Flexible schedule, (4) 10hr shifts, no nights, no weekends, no holidays, no call

Procedural nursing in Transesophageal echocardiograms, Cardioversions, Stress Tests, and Nuclear Stress Tests.

Team-driven patient care working closely with cardiology fellows, cardiology attendings, sonographers, exercise physiologists, nuclear techs, and management

Transesophageal Echocardiograms

• Chart review of inpatients and outpatients, verifying within normal lab values prior to procedures
• Communication with inpatient bedside nurses, ordering providers, and patient transport
• Procedural prep including IV placement, vital signs, labs
• Intra-procedural moderate sedation administration, vital signs monitoring, airway management.
• Post-procedural hand off

**Some of these procedures are done with anesthesia and are followed up with a cardioversion. RN intra-procedural responsibilities change slightly with team needs**

Dobutamine Stress Tests

• Chart review of inpatients and outpatients, verifying within normal lab values prior to testing
• Procedural prep including patient assessment, explaining procedure to patient, and IV placement
• Intra-procedural medication titration, vital sign monitoring, continued patient assessment during and after medication administration. Patient receives medication while continuous EKG is monitored by an exercise physiologist and echo is performed by a sonographer.

Nuclear Stress Tests:

• Chart review of inpatients and outpatients. Scheduling inpatients
• Preprocedural prep including patient assessment, explaining procedure to patient, and IV placement. RN is also responsible for calling outpatients 2 days prior to schedule with instructions.
• Intra-procedural vasodilator medication administration, vital signs monitoring, continued patient assessment after medication. Patient receives medication while continued EKG is monitored by an electrophysiologist and radioactive isotope administration by a nuclear tech. This procedure can be performed in an open stress bay or in a PET scanner.

The Clinical Nurse reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Based on the NMH framework for practice, the registered professional clinical nurse (RN) is accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically competent, evidence-based care for an assigned group of patients that includes diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. The nurse adheres to the ANA Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing, the Code of Ethics, and the Nursing Social Policy Statement.   As a member of the clinical care and unit team, the RN participates in decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to advance the patient plan of care, achieve exceptional outcomes and enhance unit operations.  The RN exemplifies the components of what it means to be an NMH nurse, reflects the Mission, Vision, and Values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

The role of the professional clinical nurse is unique and essential to the care of the patient. The nurse demonstrates that unique and essential function through the framework for nursing practice. 

Advocate: 

• Practices in accordance with the patient centered care model
• Develops an individualized age-specific culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient that is based on the nursing process.
• Incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care.
• Uses a team approach to develop and achieve daily patient-centered individual