Cardio Device Clinic Registered Nurse - Heart & Vascular Specialists Clinic - Full-Time, Days in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Health Resources

Cardio Device Clinic Registered Nurse - Heart & Vascular Specialists Clinic - Full-Time, Days

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

• Work location: Rotational
  
  • 1300 West Terrell Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
  • 6100 Harris Parkway, Suite 1200, Fort Worth, TX 76133
• Work hours Required: Full-time, 40 hours weekly
  
  • Hours may vary beginning as early as 7:00am and ending 4:30pm
• Travel Required: 25% to surrounding clinics (m ileage reimbursement provided)

Heart & Vascular Specialists Clinic Highlights:

• Strong teamwork and collaboration
• Compassion and empathy to our patients and the Team
• Join an innovative team working towards making healthcare more accessible, integrated, and reliable

Here's What You Need

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (required) and
• Nursing Diploma Nursing (required) or
• Associate's Degree Nursing (required) or
• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pref
• 1 Year Experience in specialty area ( e.g. Cardiovascular) may be required and
• 1 Year Related experience in a device clinic, or acute hospital nursing setting (preferred)
• RN - Registered Nurse Upon Hire (required) and
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire (required) and
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire (required)
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

What You Will Do

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the RN Process.
• Performs general nursing triage to patients by following established standards and procedures. May perform specific nursing care as relates to specialty of the device clinic.
• Obtains and documents health history, information on chief complaint, vital signs, and health risk factors including assessing disease conditions.
• Provide patient care based on practice guidelines, standards of care, and federal/state laws and regulations.
• Performs device interrogation of pacemakers and defibrillators which includes interpretation and reprogramming of cardiac devices using established protocols set by physicians.
• As Registered Nurse programs pacemakers and AICD devices independently while having the cardiologist(s) review all programming changes.
• Maintains and analyzes algorithms; EKG's and other device interrogation data and prepares preliminary reports for the cardiologist(s).
• Troubleshoots cardiac devices and immediately takes steps to resolve problems, working with physicians as needed. Offers potential solutions as applicable to the patient and device programming.
• Educates patients and families about health status, health maintenance, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
• Documents patient assessment and intervention data using established medical record forms, implantation data/automated systems and documentation practices.
• Participates in multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care processes and outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Physicians Group includes more than 1,000 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants dedicated to providing quality, patient-safe care at more than 240 offices located throughout the DFW Metroplex.

THPG members are active in group governance and serve on multiple committees and councils. Ongoing Texas Health initiatives, like the Diversity Action Council and Living the Promise, have helped to create an inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture and workplace, making THPG a great place to work.

If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org .

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Primary Location: Fort Worth
Job: Allied Health
Organization: Texas Health Physicians Group 9250 Amberton Parkway TX 75243
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time