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Job Type:

Per Diem

Scheduled Hours:

0

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Registered Nurse - Non-Invasive Cardiology / Cardiac Rehab: This position will be required to rotate between both Cardiac Rehab and Non-Invasive Stress Lab.

Stress Lab General Expectations and Duties

1. Provides competent compassionate nursing care based on scientific principles and the use of the nursing process

2. Provides direct nursing care for patients undergoing non-invasive cardiac testing in the Department.

3. Maintains competency in all areas of stress testing performed at Mount Auburn Hospital: exercise treadmill test, dobutamine stress test, exercise stress echo, dobutamine stress echo, and stress with nuclear imaging.

4. Maintains competency with application and processing of cardiac event monitors

5. Evaluates patient prior to test; monitors vital signs, assesses patient, and documents accordingly during test; recognizes changes in patient status and reports to physician; initiates nursing interventions according under the direction of the attending physician.

6. Maintains competency in radiation safety principles

7. Maintains competency in Stress Lab equipment, intravenous (IV) infusion pumps, bedside cardiac monitors, oxygen administration/airway equipment as needed for patient care

8. Collaborates with cardiologists regarding individualized patient assessments and plan of care

9. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment

10. Good interpersonal and communication skills

11. Maintains competency in use of the electronic medical record

12. Collaborates with various departments to ensure continuity of care: Emergency Department, Cath Lab, SICU/MICU, Echo Lab, Nuclear Medicine, and general nursing floors, etc.

13. Performs all other duties as assigned

Cardiac Rehabilitation Department Description

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Mount Auburn Hospital is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The department offers comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation services to patients in the community. The staff is comprised of a mixture of registered nurses and exercise physiologists.

Cardiac Rehab Expectations and Duties

1. Provides competent compassionate patient care based on scientific principles

2. Provides monitoring and/or nursing care for patients during cardiac rehabilitation

3. Maintains competency in all areas of cardiac rehabilitation offered at Mount Auburn Hospital.

4. Maintains competency with application and use of cardiac monitors

5. Maintains competency in cardiac rehab fitness/gym equipment

6. Collaborates with exercise physiologists and attending physicians when appropriate for individualized plan of care

7. Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment

8. Good interpersonal and communication skills

9. Maintains competency in use of the electronic medical record

10. Collaborates with various departments to ensure continuity of cardiac care

11. Performs all other duties as assigned

Requirements

1. Graduate of accredited school of nursing required

2. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred

3. Currently licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required

4. Current BLS required

5. Current ACLS required

6. Available for flexible dayshifts (Monday-Saturday) per department needs

7. Strong cardiology background required

8. Minimum 2-3 years of cardiac nursing experience required (see below)

9. Previous Cardiac Rehab, Stress Lab, Cath Lab, or Cardiac ICU experience highly preferred

Job Description:

REGISTERED NURSE_MAH

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.

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