RN (3-8s) | UF Health Cardiac Rehab | Part Time | Variable

Overview

• The Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in cardiac rehabilitation health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• The Registered Nurse provides education related to cardiac rehabilitation principles and benefits associated with a healthy cardiac lifestyle to patients, health professionals, and students.
• Whenever possible, the patient, the family or those significant to the patient are an integral part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible to supervise/direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible to assign/delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team.
• The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.
• Department-based activities which contribute to a positive work and professional environment are performed.
• The Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Nurse provides and coordinates care to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Current RN license in state of Florida. BSN and professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire. Two to three years of professional nursing experience in coronary care, critical care, emergency care, or specialty cardiac areas (such as Cardiac Cath lab or Stress lab) preferred. BLS and ACLS required. All nurses hired after April 30, 2014 without a BSN will be required to obtain a BSN within three years of hire.All nurses hired after June 30, 2011 without a professional nursing board certification will be required to obtain a professional nursing board certification after two years of hire or at the certification eligibility date for those certifications requiring more than two years of experience.Motor
• Vehicle
• Operator
• Designation:Employees in this position:Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
• NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or University of Florida Health automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.Licensure/Certification/Registration:Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.