Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology
Rio Grande Regional Hospital
McAllen, TX

Registered Nurse Chest Pain Coordinator

As a Registered Nurse Chest Pain Coordinator, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Chest Pain Coordinator is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of the Chest Pain program as well as achieving and maintaining Chest Pain Center Certification.  Responsibilities include administration of the program under the guidance of the Medical Director, Joint Commission requirements, CMS Core Measure standards and ACC clinical practice guidelines for chest pain. In collaboration with the Vice President of Quality, formulates a comprehensive program for continuous education, monitoring and assessment of patients who have had Chest Pain/Acute Myocardial Infarctions or are at risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Coordinates regulatory survey, in particular, the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care survey. Assists with the preparation of summarized reports of compliance review activities to the Board of Trustees, Hospital Administration, the Medical staff and appropriate committees on a regular basis. Serves as the subject matter expert in care of the Chest Pain/ Myocardial Infarction/ACS patient and as a resource person for accomplishment of compliance activities. Assists with the development of operational standards relevant to compliance improvement with dissemination of these standards to Department Directors as appropriate.  

What qualifications you will need:

• Ability to use adult education skills necessary in order to support patient, staff and physician learning and information needs at a level normally acquired through further training in Adult Education or Nursing. 
• Interpersonal and public speaking skills necessary in order to communicate effectively with multicultural patients, families, physicians, hospital staff and the public. 
•  Analytical skills necessary in order to develop and implement program plans and effective education techniques, and evaluate program effectiveness. 
•  Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail, resolve patient care problems and identify patient needs to nursing and physicians.  
  
• Basic to advanced computer skills, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other database applications.  

• Two (2) years’ experience, within the last five (5) years, in acute medical/surgical/telemetry/ICU/ Cath Lab/ or ED nursing.  
• Experience is desirable in STEMI/NSTE-ACS/Low-Risk CP research or other related area and interventional studies in order to develop and implement Chest Pain awareness, prevention, risk identification, and chest pain scale measurements.  
• Must effectively read, write and verbally communicate in the English language. 
• BSN Required 

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Emergency Room is a Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women’s Services include L&D and a 30+ bed NICU. We also have an entire children’s hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with the Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants. Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led to Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Chest Pain Coordinator opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.