Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology Diagnostic at Hartford HealthCare

Description

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 30,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.

Join us at Windham Hospital as we live our values every day. As part of Hartford HealthCare we create a better future for healthcare in Connecticut and beyond. By embodying these values we have become nationally respected for patient care and most trusted for personalized coordinated care. Come be part of something special!

For more than 75 years, Windham Hospital has treated patients with the latest high-tech equipment, operated by some of the most skilled and compassionate medical professionals available. We seek to meet the total healthcare needs of people from throughout Northeastern Connecticut. Our staff members are proud to live and work in this area, and are committed to providing quality healthcare to our community.

Job Summary

Supervises the performance of and provides preliminary interpretation of diagnostic cardiac exercise and pharmacologic stress testing according to department policies and procedures.  *Requires completion of department based cardiac stress testing/EKG interpretation training and supervised performance of 50 stress tests.

Key areas of responsibility include: 

1. Understanding of stress testing protocols, identification of absolute and relative contraindications to stress testing and indications for early termination of testing. 
2. Review and abstraction of patient medical records for risk assessment of testing.
3. Supervision of exercise and pharmacologic stress tests including preliminary test interpretation.
4. EKG monitoring and interpretation (12 leads and rhythm strips)
5. IV insertion

Qualifications

Education:  Graduate of a school of nursing. BSN preferred.

Experience:  One (1) to two (2) years of critical care or cardiac experience required;  three (3) or more years preferred.  One (1) year clinical experience in stress testing preferred.

Licensure, Certification, Registration: Current unrestricted License in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut;  BLS and ACLS required.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.