Registered Nurse - Cardiology

• Assist in managing clinician schedules and coordinating patient flow.
• Coordinate and assist clinicians with patient care. Functions may include but are not limited to:

• Rooming complex and acutely ill patients.
• Maintaining data registries and Meaningful Use information.
• Medication reconciliation of complex medication lists.
• Performing patient healthcare screenings per evidence-based guidelines.
• Obtaining vital signs and weights.
• Performing point of care testing as directed by clinician.
• Inputting patient care orders.
• Triaging acute concerns for patients in the office as well as over the phone.
• Triaging referral priority.
• Placing cardiac monitors.
• Assisting with cardiac stress tests.
• Assisting with bubble studies.
• Performing ECG.
• Placing IVs.
• Assist with administrative responsibilities, which may include:
  • Obtaining lab/x-ray reports
  • Retrieving hospital notes
  • Reviewing referral demographic information
  • Completing forms/requisitions as needed
  • Scheduling appointments as needed
• Review and triage cardiology referrals.

• Be an informed clinical care resource.

• Coordinate referrals between offices.
• Obtain study results from other offices.

• Refill patient medications according to protocol per clinician approval and oversight.
• Oversight of clinical environment with attention to safety and infection control.
• Preload patient records prior to routine visit per clinician protocol and oversight.
• Administer routine regular and non-routine medications per standing order protocol, and/or provider orders
• Maintain medication inventory.
• Ensure pharmaceutical waste is appropriately disposed of.
• Maintain emergency equipment.
• Provide patient education.
• Work collaboratively with all team members.
• Maintain confidentiality and compliance in all patient care activities.
• Participate in continuing and professional development.
• Complete InterMed clinical competence expectations.
• Special projects as assigned by lead or Clinical Manager.

• Other duties as assigned by management team

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Unencumbered active registered nurse licensure in the state of Maine, BSN preferred.
• Current BLS/ACLS required.
• ACLS certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Proficient in Windows applications, electronic medical record preferred .
• Excellent professional judgment, phone skills and decision-making ability.
• Demonstrate initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and decision making.
• Demonstrate critical and reflective thinking.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Ability and willingness to provide excellent customer service to patients, InterMed colleagues and vendors

InterMed is an equal opportunity workplace and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any kind. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.