Ambulatory Nurse Cardiology

Cardiology RN - Heart Failure Clinic

Looking to make a meaningful impact in a growing specialty clinic? Join our expanding Heart Failure Clinic focused on keeping patients healthy, educated, and out of the hospital.

You’ll provide heart failure education, patient triage assisting MAs, IV starts for CHF patients, and procedure scheduling.

Ideal candidates will have experience with:

• Cardiology or heart failure patient care

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a new and growing Heart Failure Clinic
• Monday-Friday schedule with no weekends
• Flexible hours (typically 7:00 AM-3:30 PM)

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care to identified patients in collaboration with providers and care team to assess, develop and implement a plan of care to deliver clinically appropriate, high-quality, cost-effective care. The ambulatory RN offers oversight/guidance to clinical staff working in the clinic and helps to support providers with daily patient management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with PCPs and Specialists to develop and implement care plans to maximize healthcare outcomes and facilitate wellness with periodic review and update according to department protocols.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Assures that clinical protocols and patient assessment guidelines are followed in accordance with standard operating procedures and compliance guidelines.
• Supports providers in appropriately documenting patient assessment and treatment protocols in accordance with compliance standards.
• Provides patient education and support, including verbal and written instructions; uses the appropriate tools and techniques to assess the patient’s and/or family’s ability to receive education; takes initiative to problem solve and demonstrates critical thinking skills.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

• Education:
  • Nursing Diploma/Associate's
  • Nursing
• Experience:
  • 2-5 years
• Supervisor Experience:
  • No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Experience:
  • 5-10 years

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer