Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinic Coordinator, Heart Failure Clinic, FT, Days at Prisma Health

• Assessment: Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards; identifies patient's problems/needs and sets priorities; identifies problems requiring further referral and/or follow-up; interprets and records latest diagnostic results; performs nursing assessment using critical thinking skills.

• Planning Care: Develops a plan of care based on nursing process and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs; includes the patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care; makes referrals to multidisciplinary support services.

• Implementing/Managing Care: Care provided conforms to accepted practice standards; provides treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served; explains nursing procedures; provides discharge teaching; identifies emergency situations and independently initiates advanced therapy; acts as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health care personnel and evaluates patient care measures instituted; understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and utilizes established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care.

• Evaluation: Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale; makes and records observations related to impending or associated problems; implements nursing measures related to impending or associated problems.

• Leadership: Using nursing process, delegates nursing care to appropriate personnel; integrates cost effective measures into nursing practice; recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for documenting same; demonstrates active participation in QI processes; complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs; complies with policies addressing safe working conditions; monitors unsafe working conditions; recognizes inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolves issue/problem and completes written reports; fulfills call for unit as assigned and adjusts staffing for census (volume) and acuity.

• Coordinates care across the continuum for Heart Failure patients in collaboration with Heart Failure cardiologists, advanced practice nurses, and other members of the Multidisciplinary team.

• Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and their families and facilitates access and utilization of community resources to assist in patient transition.

• Teaches and develops curriculum to provide education reinforcement for Heart Failure patients and their families on how to care for themselves at home.

• Oversees data quality and performance improvement in the clinic setting.

• Collaborates with the Inpatient Heart Failure team to ensure care transitions.

• Monitors and coordinates telemedicine data between clinic providers and patients.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

Job has direct and/or indirect supervision of team members that may include final budget authority, hire/termination authority, performance appraisal responsibility and disciplinary authority.  Job will be considered a member of management staff at Prisma Health Company or affiliate and will have direct reports.

Minimum Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing program and approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing required. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement

• Minimum of two years cardiac nursing experience

Required Certifications/Registrations/Licenses