Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Job Category: RN - Registered Nurse, Nursing and Nursing Support
Schedule: Days
Work Type: Full time
Department: Healthplex State College Cardiology Team
Date Posted: 09/26/2024
Job ID: R-67457
Job Summary
Serves in an expanded role to assess patient needs, plan and provide nursing care and coordinate follow-up care. Oversees the day-to-day function of the Electrophysiology (EP) device outpatient clinic.Job Duties
- Provides outpatient device clinic services including interrogation, troubleshooting, programming of pacemakers, ICD's, and loop recorders.
- Provides ongoing education to patients and families for device placement and maintenance.
- Evaluates and troubleshoots patient calls and concerns related to pacemakers, ICD's and EP procedures.
- Develops appropriate educational materials and programs (presentations, slides, pamphlets, etc.) for the continued education of patients, patient families and healthcare staff regarding pacemakers and ICD's.
- Coordinates device clinic follow-up visit schedules to assure consistent and appropriate clinical follow-up of all implanted devices.
- Performs pacemaker, defibrillator, and loop recorder evaluations throughout the hospital as needed. Alerted via pager.
- Maintains database for all ICD implants, advisory’s, and recalls.
- Coordinates and performs device remote monitoring services.
- Provide patient care and education for patients in the specific age range on their assigned department.
- Serves as a resource person for patient and family regarding the perception of the diagnosis and medical plan of care for the management of disease as designated by the physician.
- Maintains availability to nursing for occasional in-service and helps with orientation of staff involved education.
- Performs pre-visit data gathering and record keeping on new and return patients.
- This includes recording of current medications and dosages and obtaining previous laboratory results and measurements.
- Assists in the management of patients with chronic diseases, including achieving key quality indicators, education, and long- term coordination of care.
- Tracks performance improvement measures and assists providers with completion.
- Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
- Assists provider in performance of procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
- Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
- Assists with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are appropriately trained to support patients and provider.
- Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.
- Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.
- Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IVs as required by provider.
- Performs and assists with triaging telephone calls concerning health issues and offers appropriate telephone management advice to patients as liaison to physician recommendations.
- Communicates lab, radiology and other testing results to patients and via telephone and electronic medical record letter notification.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Position Details
- Hours: Monday through Friday- 8-hour shifts- 8:00a-4:30p
- Travel: more than 50% - Outreach to regional clinics, as needed
- License/Experience: RN license, plus 2 years RN experience is required
- Making Better Health Easy: This position will allow you to be an expert in Electrophysiology.
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- Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance