Registered Nurse Cardiac Rehab
$79,810–$119,163 year
On-siteLincoln, Nebraska, United States
Job Summary
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care for cardiac rehab patients using the nursing process and evidence-based practice. Monitor heart rhythms and blood pressure during exercise while providing education on risk factors, diet, stress management, and blood pressure control. Coordinate interdisciplinary care through delegation, collaboration, and preparation for follow-up support, teaching, and referrals. Document accurately, maintain legal and ethical standards, and adapt care plans based on patient response and clinical outcomes. Requires 9-hour shifts starting at 7:30 or 8:00 AM, four days per week, with a BSN degree and current RN license.
Required Qualifications
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
- Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
- Experience caring for the cardiac and pulmonary patient
- Recognition of heart rhythms and emergency situations
- 9 hour shifts 4 days per week
- 7:30 or 8:00AM Start times
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
Desired Qualifications
- RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date
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