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St. Luke's Health System Device Registered Nurse - Boise Heart Clinic in Meridian, Idaho
Overview
At St. Luke’s, our patients come from all walks of life and so do we! We strive to foster an environment that embraces our employees' unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives which drives our exceptional, patient-centered care. We're hiring a Device Registered Nurse at Boise Heart Clinic in Meridian !
St. Luke’s Heart Rhythm Center is a service of St. Luke’s Clinic – Idaho Cardiology Associates. The clinic offers a wide range of services and are committed to providing expert care and treatment of heart arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. The team specializes in electro-physiology and nuclear cardiology.
What you can expect from this role
The Device Nurse will provide thorough, competent interrogations and reprogramming of cardiac devices implanted in patients, including, but not limited to Pacemakers, Implantable Loop Recorders, and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator's.
This will include enrollments in Device Management Systems and device interrogations completed in outpatient settings as well as remotely monitored patients. Also, triages the patients for remote alert notifications.
Performs telephone triage for cardiac patients and device question phone calls. Assist the cardiologists in managing device recalls and alerts. Liaison with cardiac device company representatives regarding device upgrades, recalls and alerts.
Accurately identifies malfunctions, alerts, and sub-optimal device operations and follows appropriate protocols with making programming changes and notifying physicians.
The Device Nurse will complete initial interrogations, report generation, charges, and documentation in the Electronic Health Record and Device Management Systems as well as bring acute/urgent issues to the attention of providers.
Performs incisions/wound assessments on new device patients and removes stitches/staples as appropriate.
The Device Nurse collaborates with Cardiologists, Electrophysiologists, Advanced practitioners, cardiac device technologists and other members of the patient care team to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
Provides education to patients and their significant other regarding basic pacemaker function; follow-up care needed; medications; process steps for in-clinic visits and remote device transmissions; and other clinical care needs.
Schedule : 4 - 9 hour shifts per week; no weekends.
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Qualifications
Education: Nursing Degree
Experience: 1 years’ experience
Licenses/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the State of Practice
Preferred Qualifications:
1+ years of experience in telemetry, general cardiology, or critical care
ECG, arrhythmia/dysrhythmia knowledge
Effective communicator and excellent critical thinking skills needed
What’s in it for you
At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.
St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.
*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.
Default: Location : City Meridian
Category Nursing - RN and Leadership
Work Unit Cardiology Boise Heart
Position Type Full-Time
Work Schedule DAY
Requisition ID 2024-91647
Default: Location : Location US-ID-Meridian
Work Location : Name 3525 E Louise Dr, Meridian, Meadowlake Medical Plaza