Device Specialist Registered Nurse | Concord Hospital - Laconia | Full Time

apartment Concord Hospital location_onLaconia, NH, US

Summary:

Reporting to the Clinical Manager and under the direction and supervision of the Medical Director of the Electrophysiology Program, the Clinical Device Specialist Registered Nurse possess a unique skillet that requires critical thinking, autonomy, and expert knowledge of multiple cardiac devices The RN in this role is able to complete tasks of a triage RN, such as phone triage, clinical assessment, appropriate documentation, EKG’s and prescription refills while expanding to perform cardiac device interrogations, interpret collected device information from both in-clinic check and remote transmission, make programming changes to optimize device function while keeping patient safety a priority and produce a concise report of the findings and interventions to the appropriate provider.
The device RN acts as a resource for the triage RN’s, mid-level providers and MD’s in both collecting information and interpreting the gathered data to assist providers in caring for cardiac patients. The Device RN Specialist manages an extensive panel of patients in excess 500 patients each.

Education:

Associates or Bachelors in Nursing

Certification, Registration & Licensure:

NH Registered Nurse License

Bachelors preferred

International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) Certified Cardiac Device Specialist desirable

Experience:

Minimum of two years’ experience managing cardiac implantable device patients, telemetry patients or a strong knowledge of cardiac arrhythmias

Responsibilities:

Coordinate device management program efforts
Performs and reports device evaluations and analysis, with reprogramming as needed, to provide optimal treatment to patients. Manages a caseload of patients, both independently and in collaboration with providers. Assists with remote connectivity and missed remote transmissions
Acts as a resource to all staff regarding clinical questions and decisions.
Triages patient phone calls.
Documents into the patient electronic medical record.
Develops the educational program to be used for inpatients and outpatients.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is LIGHT. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 pounds.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to hear and speak. The employee is frequently required to bend, climb, perform activities that require fine motor skills, reach, sit, stand, required to do repetitive motion, and walk. The employee is occasionally required to squat, kneel and smell.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, far vision, near vision and peripheral vision.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to bodily fluids. The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens. The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants and moving mechanical parts.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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