Nuclear Cardiology Nurse: PT, Days

Company: Saint Luke's Health System
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: May 2, 2024

Job Description:

Job Description
The Opportunity: Saint Luke's is looking for experienced Cardiology Registered Nurse to join our team full-time. Under the direct supervision of the Cardiologist, the Cardiac Stress Nurse performs cardiac stress testing. This position has direct supervision of exercise and pharmacologic stress testing for both inpatients and outpatients in the nuclear cardiology laboratory. This involves advanced history and physical assessment skills, advanced ECG, arrhythmia interpretation, recognition and will also directly handle radioactive materials. This is a positive tight knit team that believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration to help ensure our vision to be, "The best place to get care. The best place to give care." Saint Luke's hospital is a magnet designated facility with Level One trauma center, a Level Ill NICU, Comprehensive Stroke Center and nationally ranked in the top 25 hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery. This location has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. M-F Day shift, no call, no weekend, and no holidays. This position is located at Saint Luke's East in Lee's Summit. This position works 4 - 8 hour shifts per week.
Key Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process.
  
• Reviewing charts for compliance with test required.
  
• Explaining procedures to patients/provide patient education.
  
• Initiate IV placement as needed.
  
• Administer and document medications as ordered.
  
• Acquire patient history.
  
• Perform billing duties.
  
• Delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff.
  
• Coordinates the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
  
• Demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines, and procedures.
  
  Why Saint Luke's?
  We value our nurses' knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and provide quality care. Our nurses are compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication to our patients, we offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:
  

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• Medical health plans
  
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement
  
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
  
• Retirement contributions
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Clinical Advancement Program - Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement
  
  Job Requirements
  Applicable Experience: 2 years
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various
  Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
  Job Details
  Part Time Day (United States of America)
  The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter. Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. Saint Luke's Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke's offers:
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