Registered Nurse Cardiac Rehab PRN
Company: Rapides Regional Medical Center
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: May 24, 2023
Job Description:
Description IntroductionDo you have the career opportunities as
a(an) Registered Nurse Cardiac Rehab PRN you want in your current
role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home,
at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting
opportunity for you to join Rapides Regional Medical Center which
is a part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services,
HCA Healthcare.BenefitsRapides Regional Medical Center, offers a
total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and
retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs
include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services
at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and
behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services
and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and
disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental
health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital
indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection,
legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet
insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical
and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on
years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare
stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits
with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto
repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer
Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and
preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification
support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave,
long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of
absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only
coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on
income.Learn more about Employee BenefitsNote: Eligibility for
benefits may vary by location.
Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the
forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human
life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a
voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils,
vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our
multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at
Rapides Regional Medical Center!Job Summary and QualificationsThe
cardiac rehabilitation program will staff Registered Nurses that
have expertise in cardiovascular disease and the application of
secondary strategies. Their role will be to integrate the
components of clinician, teacher, consultant and researcher. -What
you will do in this role:
- Demonstrates ability to perform necessary skills and
competencies including blood pressure taking with patients at rest
and exercise, commitment to a healthy lifestyle as a model for
participates and staff.
- Work well as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to offer
comprehensive treatment strategies to provide positive outcomes for
patients and for cardiac health, rehabilitation and prevention
programs.
- Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with rehab team
members about individual patient findings or concerns and about
program improvement issues.
- Demonstrate a willingness to strive toward proficiency in the
core competencies.
- Assesses patients' risk factors and demonstrate ability to
offer support and strategies to assist patient in successful
therapeutic lifestyle changes.
- Participates in program's educational efforts, classes and/or
individual sessions.
- Participates in initial assessment and orientation of new
participants. Assists in development of Individual Treatment plan
(ITP) with other staff members.
- Adjusts individual exercise prescription in accordance to
medical history, patient response and physician recommendations on
a regular basis.
- Supervises exercise session, monitoring participants for
inappropriate responses to exercise.
- Responsible for BP measurement and observation of telemetry
response.
- Assesses participants pre, during and post exercise making
appropriate referrals and/or recommendations to the participant,
other staff and Medical Director.
- Charts and documents initial and daily assessments in
participants' record.
- Immediately reports and new, changing and/or significant
participant conditions (dysrhythmias, abnormal blood pressure
responses, changes in participants' status, etc.) to the
physician.
- Initiates ACLS measures and/or emergency care according to
hospital policy.
- Participates in collection analysis and reporting of program
outcomes.
- Keep current in field of cardiac rehabilitation through
journals, in services and conferences.
- Participates in emergency drills and mock codes on a routine
basis.
- Attend staff meetings and if unable to attend, meet with
Director. -What qualifications you will need:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days
of employment start date
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse Diploma
- Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR for Healthcare Providers
must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Shift: PRNThis role requires you to be fully vaccinated for
COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations
(unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).Rapides
Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in
Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care
to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30
medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that
well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient
satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive
culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of
patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and
your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to
patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise
can do for your career.HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of
the World's Most Ethical Companies - by the Ethisphere Institute
more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an
estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care,
uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. -"Bricks and
mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist,
Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-FounderIf this opportunity is your next step in
your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered
Nurse Cardiac Rehab PRN opening. We review all applications.
Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.We
are interviewing apply today!We are an equal opportunity employer
and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the
basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability
status.
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