Registered Nurse (RN) -Electrophysiology Clinic

Department:

02051 AMG ASLMC: ACS - Cardiology: Electrophysiology

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This is a 1.0 RN on-site clinic position supporting the Electrophysiology Providers. Schedule will be Monday through Friday with hours will ranging from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm(8-hour shifts only). No weekends or holidays. Main location is St. Luke's Campus. Travel is required to the following locations depending on the provider you are covering. May travel through Greater Milwaukee area, Greenfield, West Allis, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Slinger, Waukesha, Racine, Oak Creek, New Berlin.Mileage reimbursement provided. Sign on Bonus for qualified external candidates.

Aurora Health Care is the first site in Wisconsin to do dual leadless pacemakers and is also a Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) program participant.

Team environment working with our Electrophysiologists in the ambulatory setting, caring for patients with heart rhythm issues and implanted cardiac devices (pacemakers, defibrillators).  RN role with variety of hands-on experience in overall management of complex patients including, triage, physician clinic, RN ran clinics, remote and in person management of implanted cardiac devices.  Opportunities for continuing education in a growing and evolving specialty.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation), according to the age specific and developmental needs of the patient. Assesses educational needs and provides teaching and counseling to the patient and their family. Integrates health promotion and preventive aspects of care. Assumes primary responsibility for caseloads consisting of patients in specialty area.
• Anticipates and recognizes changes in a patient's status and need for care. Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs. Provides on-going assessment of patient's response to services and teaching and applies interventions as appropriate. Updates and revises care plan as needed. Communicates with physicians to confirm, correlate, and update patient's plan of care. Provides status update to physician on a regular basis.
• Maintains and updates accurate clinical and patient records according to agency, state, and federal guidelines.
• Provides telephone consultation/triage to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and established guidelines.
• Participates in community education programs and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Assists in development and implementation of staff orientation and educational activities.
• Follows published agency policies and procedures and regularly monitors changes or additions to them.
• Continually strives to advance knowledge and practice of clinical skills in specialty area including certification as warranted.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.

Education Required:

• Associate's Degree in Nursing.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 2 years of experience in acute care nursing that includes experiences in an applicable clinical specialty (such as: cardiology, urology or orthopedics).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) a