What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Rehab RN / Per Diem position at Wood County Hospital Assn?
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Cardiac Rehab RN / Per Diem Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Registered Nurses (RN) are healthcare professionals that function in a multi-faceted role that demonstrates professionalism and promotes excellence in the practice of nursing based on evidence-based principles. He/she provides physical, emotional, spiritual & psychosocial support for cardiovascular patients and families through direct patient care, patient monitoring and focused preventive and restorative patient healthcare needs under physician supervision
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Perform patient assessments, planning, implementation, education of patient cardiovascular disease, risk modifications and outcome evaluations
2. Manage Cardiac Rehabilitation Information, i.e. order verification, insurance verification coverage, patient scheduling, billing and charge auditing
3. Identify change in patient clinical status and initiate appropriate interventions
4. Demonstrates knowledge of exercise modalities for Cardiac Rehab patients
5. Prevention and infection control surveillance
6. Understand regulatory compliance specific to CR
7. Improving organizational performance for CR program
8. Act as patient advocate for delivery of safe care, including delegation of care and participation in performance and practice improvement activities
9. Facilitates education classes and physical exercise sessions in a safe environment
10. Assists in developing, conducting and evaluating Cardiac Rehabilitation educational programs, both inpatient and outpatient.
11. Ensures safety of patients during monitored exercise sessions through health assessment, medication compliance verification, ECG interpretation and management and transfer to higher level of care as deemed necessary
12. Coordinates with patients’ care providers to give updates on patient status, significant events and obtain recommendations for care.
13. Other duties as assigned
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
1. Demonstrates good organizational skills
2. Displays appropriate judgment and problem-solving skills
3. Positive service-oriented interpersonal skills, i.e. professional, personable, responsive, relatable and socially alert
4. Ability to develop rapport with patients, making each one feel comfortable, safe and secure during assessment or exercise
5. Basic knowledge of nutrition, cardiac risk factor and behavioral modification strategies, counseling techniques and uses of educational programs as applied to cardiovascular rehabilitation services.
6. Medical response must be attuned to patients’ response to program or test being administered
7. Ability to read and interpret ECG tracings
8. Appropriately responds, provides or secures to medical needs in case of adverse outcome
9. Technically agile to handle and troubleshoot equipment
Requirements:
EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS RULE UNDER OSHA
Class A - All job classifications in Class A have reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from performance of an employee’s duties. Employees are expected to complete appropriate employer provided education and to properly use PPE, Work Practice Controls and Engineering Controls.
JOB RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to the Cardiopulmonary Coordinator.
Physical Requirements:
1. In an 8-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):
[] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [X] 6-8
2. In an 8-hour workday, employee sits (hours at one time/hours during the day):
[X] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [] 6-8
3. Employee lifts:
[] up to 10# [] 10-20# [] 20-50# [X] over 50#
4. Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:
[X] occasionally [] frequently [] continuously
5. Employee uses hands for repetitive:
a. Simple grasping: [X] yes [] no
b. Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no
c. Fine manipulation [X] yes [] no
6. Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:
[] yes [X] no
7. Employee must be able to:
a. Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
b. Squat [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
c. Kneel [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
d. Climb [] frequently [] occasionally [X] not at all
1. Perform patient assessments, planning, implementation, education of patient cardiovascular disease, risk modifications and outcome evaluations
2. Manage Cardiac Rehabilitation Information, i.e. order verification, insurance verification coverage, patient scheduling, billing and charge auditing
3. Identify change in patient clinical status and initiate appropriate interventions
4. Demonstrates knowledge of exercise modalities for Cardiac Rehab patients
5. Prevention and infection control surveillance
6. Understand regulatory compliance specific to CR
7. Improving organizational performance for CR program
8. Act as patient advocate for delivery of safe care, including delegation of care and participation in performance and practice improvement activities
9. Facilitates education classes and physical exercise sessions in a safe environment
10. Assists in developing, conducting and evaluating Cardiac Rehabilitation educational programs, both inpatient and outpatient.
11. Ensures safety of patients during monitored exercise sessions through health assessment, medication compliance verification, ECG interpretation and management and transfer to higher level of care as deemed necessary
12. Coordinates with patients’ care providers to give updates on patient status, significant events and obtain recommendations for care.
13. Other duties as assigned
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
1. Demonstrates good organizational skills
2. Displays appropriate judgment and problem-solving skills
3. Positive service-oriented interpersonal skills, i.e. professional, personable, responsive, relatable and socially alert
4. Ability to develop rapport with patients, making each one feel comfortable, safe and secure during assessment or exercise
5. Basic knowledge of nutrition, cardiac risk factor and behavioral modification strategies, counseling techniques and uses of educational programs as applied to cardiovascular rehabilitation services.
6. Medical response must be attuned to patients’ response to program or test being administered
7. Ability to read and interpret ECG tracings
8. Appropriately responds, provides or secures to medical needs in case of adverse outcome
9. Technically agile to handle and troubleshoot equipment
Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred
- Current Ohio Registered Nurse license.
- BLS and ACLS certification
- Cardiac Vascular Nursing Certification preferred
- Two (2) years critical care experience or Cardiac Rehabilitation experience preferred
EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS RULE UNDER OSHA
Class A - All job classifications in Class A have reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from performance of an employee’s duties. Employees are expected to complete appropriate employer provided education and to properly use PPE, Work Practice Controls and Engineering Controls.
JOB RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to the Cardiopulmonary Coordinator.
Physical Requirements:
1. In an 8-hour workday, employee stands/walks (hours at one time):
[] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [X] 6-8
2. In an 8-hour workday, employee sits (hours at one time/hours during the day):
[X] 0-2 [] 2-4 [] 4-6 [] 6-8
3. Employee lifts:
[] up to 10# [] 10-20# [] 20-50# [X] over 50#
4. Lifting as indicated in item 3 above is performed during the workday:
[X] occasionally [] frequently [] continuously
5. Employee uses hands for repetitive:
a. Simple grasping: [X] yes [] no
b. Pushing/pulling [X] yes [] no
c. Fine manipulation [X] yes [] no
6. Employee uses feet for repetitive movement in operating foot controls:
[] yes [X] no
7. Employee must be able to:
a. Bend [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
b. Squat [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
c. Kneel [X] frequently [] occasionally [] not at all
d. Climb [] frequently [] occasionally [X] not at all
