Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Background Investigation, Basic Life Support (BLS), Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Catheterization, Clinical Medicine, Communication Systems, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Echocardiography, Electrocardiogram, Government, Health Maintenance, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Quality, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Medication Administration, Medications, National League for Nursing (NLN), Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Policy Development, Preventive Medicine, Procedure Development, Reconciliation, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulatory Compliance, Reimbursement, Research Skills, Safety/Work Safety, Schedule Development, Security Clearance, Standards of Care, Stress Testing, Training/Teaching
We have a new opening for a Registered Nurse - Cardiology at Nellis AFB in North Las Vegas, NV.
Duties:
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals in the provision of patient Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the facility.
- Perform physical exam and health
- Provide health promotions, counseling, and
- Provides individualized patient teaching on appropriate topics to include preventative healthcare and health maintenance.
- Administer medications, assist with cardiac stress tests (exercise stress tests, nuclear stress tests, and stress echocardiograms) and other personalized interventions.
- Care provided in coordination with other healthcare
- Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency
- Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
- Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as
- Assists the coordination of procedural testing such as coronary CTA, cardiac catheterization, cardiac electrophysiology and device procedures, and advanced echocardiographic studies
- Supports ambulatory ECG ordering, scheduling, data/information download into the Cardiovascular Picture Archival Communication System (CVPACS).
- Helps ensure adequate order reconciliation within the CVPACS
- Perform nursing services identified in the unit.
- Assists with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as
- Completes intake forms completely and Ensures the medication history and historical reconciliations are both complete and accurate.
- Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient
- Assist with other duties in the cardiology, vascular, and pulmonary clinic as assigned by unit leadership.
- Assist with other departments at the direction of the Medical Group or Flight
- Establishes and maintains appropriate, professional, interpersonal relationships with co-workers, families, peers, and other team members.
- Ensures a safe work environment and employee safe work habits
- Support administrative roles in the clinic to include but not limited to:
- Educate and train new Cardiopulmonary Clinic nurses and
- Assist in maintaining cardiopulmonary clinic programs such as as peer reviews, peer expert, Competency Assessment Folders (CAF), etc.
Schedule:
Monday - Friday Daily shifts will be assigned as either 8 or 10-hour durations to meet clinic and patient care demands. All shifts include a 60-minute uncompensated lunch break.
- 8-hour shifts are typically scheduled from 7:30am - 4:30pm
- 10-hour shifts are typically scheduled between the core hours of 6:00am - 6:00pm
Schedule Management: The specific shift assignment is determined by the Government supervisor.
No Holidays/No Weekends/No Call
Schedule Flexibility: To accommodate duties such as staff meetings and teaching classes, daily start and end times are flexible and will be set with the approval of the Government supervisor.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Degree: Possess a Bachelors degree in Nursing from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Experience: A minimum of 3-years of post-grad releant experience as a registered nurse.
Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse from any state.
Life Support Certification: Possess a current AHA OR ARC BLS and ACLS Healthcare Provider certification.
Security: Must possess ability to pass a Government background check/security clearance.
We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. All applicants selected for employment are required to submit to a background check and pre-employment drug test.
Benefits
Excellent Compensation & Exceptional Comprehensive Benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, Plus 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- Medical/Dental/Vision, STD/LTD/Life, Health Savings Account available, and more
- Annual CME Stipend and License/Certification Reimbursement
- Matching 401K
Base salary: $34.00 - $56.00/hr depending on experience
Sign-on Bonus: $2,000 paid with first paycheck!