Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology
Saint Francis Health System
New Haven, CT
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Cardiology Registered Nurse (Warren Clinic): Cardiology experience preferred

Current Saint Francis Employees - Please click HERE to login and apply. Full Time 8:00a - 4:30p Job Summary: The Cardio Clinical Nurse, WC assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process as ordered by physicians for the purpose of facilitating the effective delivery of patient care. This role assists patient care coordination including triage of urgent walk in care and triage through phone conversations with patients. Minimum Education: Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom. Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License. Work Experience: Minimum 1 year of related experience, which includes 1 year of experience with basic life support (BLS) measures. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways. Working knowledge of intramuscular and intravenous medication administration techniques. Working knowledge of nursing principles and protocols. Knowledge of policies and procedures related to infection control, environmental safety, and patient confidentiality. Effective and appropriate assessment and assistance techniques required in the medical examination of patients. Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to be detail oriented in the examination of clinical and numerical data. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients and coordinates care across the treatment continuum including collaboration with laboratories, anesthesia, surgery, radiology, and other health system entities. Applies independent judgement for first line care and triage for walk in patient care providing open access treatment. Educates patients and families regarding procedures, disease processes, medications, side effects and interactions. Handles urgent referrals from emergency room, hospitalist teams, and outside transfers. Documents steps of the nursing process and addresses problems and progress while utilizing proper medical terminology. Decision Making: Independent judgment in planning sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field. Working Relationships: Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and/or external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above. Special Job Dimensions: None. Supplemental Information: This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties. Cardiology - COT - Warren Clinic Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana. EOE Protected Veterans/Disability