Registered Nurse - Electrophysiology Device - WHI Clinic (Full-time, Monday-Friday)

Organization Overview, Mission, Vision, and Values

Our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve through compassionate, high-quality care, prevention, and wellness education. Washington Regional Medical System is a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system located in Northwest Arkansas in the heart of Fayetteville, which is consistently ranked among the Best Places to live in the country. Our 425-bed medical center has been named the #1 hospital in Arkansas for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. We employ 3,200 team members and serve the region with over 40 clinic locations, the region’s only Level II trauma center, and five Centers of Excellence - the Washington Regional J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute; Washington Regional Walker Heart Institute; Washington Regional Women and Infants Center; Washington Regional Total Joint Center; and Washington Regional Pat Walker Center for Seniors.

Position Summary

The role of the Electrophysiology Device - Registered Nurse reports to the Electrophysiology Clinic Manager in partnership with the Clinic Physician. This position will provide routine follow up for implanted cardiac devices both in clinic and remotely.  This position is responsible for providing care from the time of post-operative wound care check and regular intervals of device interrogation.  This position will ensure scheduling of appointments to monitor devices on the appropriate schedule and schedule follow up appointments with a physician and coordinate care when necessary.

Essential Position Responsibilities

• Operate device clinic schedule effectively and efficiently, with oversight by the physician.
• Provide documentation for each patient, including patient vital signs, update EMR, update medication list, document symptoms.
• Perform a visual inspection of the device site at each visit to assure skin integrity.
• Interrogates all types of devices, including testing and interpretation of results.
• Documents or loads device interrogations into patient chart.
• Troubleshoots devices issues and reports problems encountered at time of interrogations to physician as priority dictates for each appointment.
• Provide post-operative wound care and education related to cardiac device per patient needs.
• Responsible for device clinic remote monitoring, including obtaining recording from vendor data bases, interpretation of results and prioritizing results, printing and placing recording into EMR for physician to read.
• Triage calls per established provider protocols for all device patients, partnering directly with the EP providers or Cardiology providers, and document details in electronic medical record.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with staff, providers, and clinic leaders regarding operational issues, patient care concerns, and policy and procedure issues and staffing on an ongoing basis.
• Relay results to patient in a timely manner.
• Serve as patient liaison and advocate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification

• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Licensure and Certifications: Registered Nurse license, CPR, ACLS and Dysrhythmia required.
• Experience: Previous experience in a cardiac setting, preferred.

Work Environment: This position will spend 80% of time standing and/or walking while pushing, pulling, lifting, and/or carrying up to 50 lbs. This position will spend 20% of time sitting while performing work in a standard office environment.