Cardiac Rehab Nurse

Duties & Responsibilities

• Using time constructively to accurately perform and complete work assignments.
• Dressing neatly and professionally according to Hospital and Departmental dress codes.
• Maintains an optimistic and professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.
• Demonstrates ability to perform nursing assessment and patient care assistance, exercise observation and training, and comfort and safety measures that are appropriate to the following patient populations:
• Adults – 18 years thru 65 years.
• Geriatric – 65 +
• Outpatient Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation:
• Maintains daily attendance, post charges on a daily basis, and follow-up on patient non compliance.
• Provides patient care and supervision of patients in outpatient exercise classes.
• Participates in patient educational classes and develops presentations and lectures.
• Maintains needed medical supplies in the Cardiac, Pulmonary, and/or Vascular Rehabilitation gym area.
• Maintains and checks off the Mayday cart and refrigerator log in the rehab area each day of operation.
• Provides Case Management for outpatients while in the program.
• Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation:
• Provides classroom and bedside education for STEMI, Non-STEMI, Elective PCI, CV Surgery, and TAVR inpatients, including pre-op and discharge teaching.
• Provides ambulation for CV Surgery patients.
• Provides education for CV Surgery patient families.
• Facilitates referrals to outpatient Phase II Cardiac Rehab programs.
• Ensure Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals are discarded, stored, and managed with other compatible waste streams in containers that are properly labeled and closed prior to being shipped offsite for proper disposal. Initial RCRA training is received within 6 months of the hire date and continuing with annual RCRA training.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.