Travel Nurse RN - Outpatient Surgery
Portland, OR
LanceSoft
5x8 hrs, Days

Must have experience and familiarity with Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices!!
BLS
BSN or higher
RN license for OR and WA
3 years nursing experience with emphasis on adult cardiovascular patient care

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Working with the various members of the multi-interdisciplinary team in delivering outpatient care to patients with CIEDs:
• Conduct interviews with patient, family, and other health care agencies to obtain past medical records and social and medical history to assess their understanding of the plan of care regarding cardiac monitoring devices.
• Independently perform CIED interrogation in the outpatient setting
• Problem solve device function, settings, arrhythmia episodes, and interventions.
• Work closely with EP team and other multidisciplinary teams, ensuring quality CIED and medical follow up care.
• Analyze clinical data and compose written CIED management summaries, clinic visit notes, and letters.
• Triage patient clinical concerns, symptoms, or other relevant data in relation to their cardiac device care.
• Communicate and problem solve with multidisciplinary team to solve complex patient care issues and CIED function.
• Educate patient and family regarding all aspects of disease management and diagnostic and device management follow up.
• Proactively review patient schedules to ensure efficiency in clinical workflows and identify and resolve potential conflicts.
• Ensure appropriate resources are available to support patient care and procedures in the outpatient setting.
• Educate patient and family on signs and symptoms that require a follow up telephone call or clinic visit.
• Collaborate with medical faculty, nursing staff, and other health care agencies to facilitate patient and family needs.
• Assist with accurate data collection and analysis to support Device Clinic charting platform, national registries, process improvement, and quality initiatives.
• Assist with managing device alerts, advisories, recalls in partnership with multidisciplinary team and vendors.