Ambulatory Nurse (RN)-Cardiology

Job description

Position Title Ambulatory Nurse (RN)-Cardiology Days - Full Time: Olathe Medical Pavilion B: Position Summary / Career Interest: The Cardiology Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care deliver through collaboration with all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care. Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions: - Critically evaluate emergency situations and initiate appropriate intervention; collaborates with physician for recommendations to address patient’s problems or questions. - Facilitates efficient patient workflow in clinic setting. Maintain physicians’ patient list and answer consult page; collaborate with other rounding nurses, and ARNP’s in triage of new admissions, consults and discharges. - Assess and evaluate patients for discharge planning; work with care coordinator to facilitate home assessment, home care, medications, education, nutrition and follow-up. - Follows policies/procedures regarding Amiodarone and C...