RN CARDIAC REHAB - PRN - Days - 6897

Company: Williamson Medical Center
Location: Franklin
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

Williamson Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for Cardiac Rehab in Franklin, TN. This is a PRN position on day shift.At Williamson Medical Center, our employees are more than just another number. To us, they're family. They're smart, talented, compassionate, dedicated, and an overall joy to be around. We're certainly blessed to have the best of the best working here from the cafeteria to the operating room.But as Williamson County and surrounding areas continue to grow, so must we. That's why we want YOU to join our family!Williamson Medical Center is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplacePosition SummaryAssess & evaluate the physical and psychological well being of the cardiac rehab patient, monitor the exercise plan and help the pt. to achieve progress towards mutual goals of risk factor identification and modification to long term plan and assessment during rehabilitation. Participate in data collection for pt. outcomes & implement and insure patient satisfaction, exhibit exercise leadership skills and teach patients/families/significant others to expand knowledge of recovery and wellness.To coordinate, implement, and plan nursing care in a timely and accurate manner.Position RequirementsFormal Education / Training:1. Licensed by the State of Tennessee or Compact State.2. Earned a nursing diploma or degree from a college or university.3. Proficient in EKG interpretation.4. BLS within in 90 days of hire.5. ACLS within 6 months of hire.Workplace Experience:Patient Care Delivery: Prefer experience in out-patient cardiac rehab with the ability to educate patients and families on risk factor modification for heart disease.Equipment and Skills Training:The ability to work well under pressure, to function dependently and independently and to be flexible in applying basic nursing knowledge to a variety of setting. Equipment: Cardiac Monitor, Treadmills, Exercise Bicycles, Rolling Machines, Stairmaster, Exercise Weight Machines/weights.Physical Environment:A cardiac rehab unit with patient population ranging from less than one year of age> ninety-nine years of age.Physical Effort:1. Requires the ability to communicate in English orally and in writing.2. Requires prolonged standing and working for up to twelve hours a day.3. Constantly required to push/pull objects up to 175 lbs.4. Requires the ability to lift and turn patients with assistance up to 250 lbs.Key Results1. Performs initial and ongoing assessment of patients' conditions and needs by selecting, administering, and interpreting results of evaluation processes2. Develops plan of care based on patients' history and medical diagnoses.3. Conducts and implements exercise prescriptions according to AACVPR and WMC guidelines.4. Conducts group exercise classes according to AACVPR and WMC standards.5. Provides appropriate education/consultation to patients/significant others.6. Administers patient medications and monitors effects of patient medications as needed.7. Completes timely and accurate documentation.8. Provides regular patient reports to referring physicians and Medical Director.9. Monitors and maintains department equipment including but not limited to exercise equipment, telemetry monitors, oxygen saturation monitors, and LSI documentation system.10. Contributes to department's success by participation in improving processes, tracking and reporting patient outcomes, and actively participating in processes to promote AACVPR accreditation.11. Maintains work areas and personal appearance in a way that reflects professionalism and demonstrates cleanliness, orderliness, and safety.12. Manages time and caseloads effectively.Location: Williamson Medical Center -- WMC CARDIAC REHABSchedule: PRN, Days, PRN

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