CARDIAC REHAB RN

Job Details

Description

Location/Department:  Hospital - Cardiac Rehab

PRN

Job Summary:

Renders professional nursing care to patients in the Cardiac Rehab program in accordance with physician orders & established department policies & procedures. Assess patient’s conditions, provides treatment, observes, reports & records pertinent observation & response to treatment & exercise.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Uses only approved abbreviations.
• Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.
• Demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
• Uses 2 patient identifiers before giving treatments, demonstrates process.
• Understands read back of verbal orders/critical lab values & can state process.
• Understands procedure to clarify physician orders.
• Uses standing orders when indicated.
• Reports sentinel events or adverse reactions/incidents as warranted.
• Perform initial evaluation for entry into program.
• Develop individual exercise prescriptions for patients.
• Supervise exercise sessions.
• Provides inpatient & outpatient education regarding cardiac rehab for patient & family.
• Maintains competencies in Cardiac Rehab area.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong customer service skills
• Effectively communicates both verbal & written
• Self-motivated; team player
• Able to multi-task & prioritize
• Structure teaching experience, in depth knowledge of cardiac & pulmonary disease states
• Leadership skills, ability to exercise independent judgment
• Requires working with treadmills, ergometers, telemetry equipment, monitors, computers, telephone & various battery operated medical equipment