Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital - Milwaukee, WI
posted 3 days ago
About the position
The Electrophysiology (EP) Device Nurse is a practitioner who is uniquely responsible to care for an identified group of complex Cardiology and Electrophysiology patients. The EP Device Nurse will utilize critical thinking to plan, assess, analyze, and care for patients who have cardiac devices including pacemakers, defibrillators, and loop recorders. The Device RN will be expected to assess, interrogate, reprogram, and manage cardiac devices within the nursing scope of practice while working both independently and interdependently with other professional staff, physicians, and other providers across all care settings including ambulatory, procedural, OR, Imaging, Diagnostic, and inpatient departments. Responsibilities may include maintaining detailed and accurate patient records related to pacemakers, defibrillators, and loop recorders, administering medications, telephone triage, providing patient and family education, coordination of care, and performing, assisting with, and/or monitoring procedures. The EP Device Nurse may also be asked to perform other duties as assigned relevant to the Electrophysiology Nursing Specialty. This EP device Nurse demonstrates competency in delivery of care to a primarily adult population Additional competencies for the EP Device RN may include, but are not limited to, pre- and post-procedure assessment, vascular access, infusion therapy, phlebotomy, post-procedure recovery, care coordination and teach back methods, point of care testing, interrogation, programming, and management of pacemakers, defibrillators, Incision and wound care, Cardiac Telemetry interpretation, and procedure-specific instruments and equipment needed for patient care. The Electrophysiology Device RN job description has incorporated essential functions which are adapted from the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition (2010), the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Telehealth Nursing, 5th Edition (2011), and the AAACN Scope and Standards of Practice for Professional Ambulatory Care Nursing, 8th Edition (2010).
Responsibilities
- Care for complex Cardiology and Electrophysiology patients.
- Utilize critical thinking to plan, assess, analyze, and care for patients with cardiac devices.
- Assess, interrogate, reprogram, and manage cardiac devices.
- Maintain detailed and accurate patient records related to cardiac devices.
- Administer medications and perform telephone triage.
- Provide patient and family education.
- Coordinate care and monitor procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned relevant to the Electrophysiology Nursing Specialty.
Requirements
- Two years of clinical nursing experience in the field of Cardiology or Electrophysiology.
- Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current state of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC.
- AHA Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
- AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 90 days.
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
- National certification in nursing specialty.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
- Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
- Referral bonuses
- Retirement plan - 403b
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
- Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available
