Cardiology Nurse

Location

Annapolis, MD | United States

Job description

Join a team as a Cardiology Registered Nurse, where you'll drive patient well-being with a rewarding full-time schedule, Monday to Friday, no weekends required. As a valued team member, you'll manage nursing care, prioritize patient needs, and ensure seamless clinic operations. Enjoy close interaction with patients and families, providing compassionate support. Experience continuous growth in a dynamic environment, from scheduling tests to assisting with cutting-edge procedures.

Requirements

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

· Must be able to multi-task and efficiently perform job duties. Must be customer focused and have strong communication skills. Must be able to work independently

· Be able to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and their families to facilitate lifestyle modifications, follow up care, medications, patient education on device functions, remote device transmission, in-clinic visits and other clinic care needs.

· Schedules test for patients as needed (CT, Ultrasound, Vascular, Lab, etc.) and surgical appointments with patient and with hospital or surgical center.

· Communicates with insurance companies to obtain required authorizations and completes patient FMLA and Return to Work forms.

· Handles DME, Home Nursing Orders and follow-up/Post-Op calls to patients.

· Assists physician with in-office procedures and sterilizes surgical equipment as needed.

· Responds to urgent/emergency clinical situations, assists with answering phones, follows up on medical questions, medication inquiries, assessing and interpreting lab results, and updating the MSDS binder as needed.

· Evaluate and monitor patient vitals, especially cardiovascular readings, and any heart related devices such as pacemakers and loop recorders

· Enrolls, interrogates, and programs patients with cardiac electronic devices in the out-patient setting, daily website checks for urgent alerts and document any device interrogations and patient care needs.

· Accurately identifies malfunctions, alerts, and sub-optimal device operations and follows appropriate protocols with making programming changes and notifying physicians.

· Follows nursing process in assessing symptomatic patients and providing follow-through as needed such as discussing with Physicians, giving instructions to patients, making follow-up appointments, or advising patients go to ED. Triages patients for remote alert notifications.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

· Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. 

· Two years of ambulatory clinical nursing experience.

· Experience in cardiology, cardiac nursing and/or Primary Care preferred.

· Experience with implantable devices and knowledge of device functionality,

arrhythmias and internal electrograms preferred.

· Must demonstrate proficiency in the following areas within 90 days of hire

implantable devices, device functionality, arrhythmias and internal electrograms

Required License/Certifications: 

· Current Maryland Board of Nursing license.

· CPR through the American Heart Association (BLS for Healthcare Providers level).

· EP Device Certificate (i.e. Metronics) or must obtain within 90 days of hire

  Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:  

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-

Benefits

Salary starts at $24.hr, and up based on experience.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

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