All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Insurance*
• Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)

Our promise to you:

Joining UChicago AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. UChicago AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: As Needed for Coverage

Shift: Days

Location: 5101 WILLOW SPRINGS RD, La Grange, 60525

The role you'll contribute:

Assists with the planning and implementation of outpatient cardiac rehab and education programs for adult and geriatric populations, aiming for optimal recovery and promoting life-long wellness through exercises and education. This role manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care using the nursing process in alignment with departmental and hospital policies and procedures. The position entails direct patient care, including telemetry monitoring, recording of vital signs, management of medical problems and emergencies, and providing education and counseling. The role is pivotal in assessing and evaluating patients' cognitive, social, functional, and psychological status and in developing and implementing cardiac rehabilitation treatment plans. It involves performing cardiac monitoring, instructing patients on proper use of exercise equipment, adjusting exercise prescriptions as indicated, and assessing patients' response to exercise. Responsibilities also include communicating with telemetry and nursing to mobilize patients for Phase I Cardiac Rehab, reviewing charts, teaching home programs, assessing and screening patients for cardiac rehab, and providing education to patients and their families. Furthermore, the role requires the development and management of program policy and procedures, facilitating delivery of care, and ensuring adherence to the Corporate Compliance plan and all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state, and federal agencies and accrediting bodies.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Provides initial assessment and care plan as follows:
• Advises patients of anticipated gain and possible risks associated with program, obtains prerequisite written order diagnostics and informed consent.
• Develops individualized, result-oriented plan of care in corporation with client, referring physician.
• Evaluates new cardiac patients to obtain accurate medical history, identify cardiopulmonary risk factors and determine psychosocial disease manifestation.
• Completes assigned data collection, documents patient outcomes and otherwise demonstrates progress towards benchmarks.
• Provides formal and informal instruction in rehabilitation concepts under the direction of the manager of cardiac rehabilitation and wellness. Focuses on cardiac anatomy and proper nutrition, medication usage, physical retraining and life style modification.
• Explains and demonstrates appropriate use of exercise equipment.
• Motivates the patient and guides the rehabilitation process.
• Modifies patient program according to individual progress.
• Addresses patient and family concerning recovery potential and program protocol.
• Performs ongoing patient assessments to include:
• Monitors EKG and interprets to assure patient is in a stable cardiac rhythm.
• Monitors blood pressure to assure patient is stable hemodynamically for exercise.
• Performs pulse oximetry and checks breath sounds to assure patient not compromised in pulmonary cardiac capacity.
• Checks incisions to assure incisions are well healed without signs of infection.
• Monitors patient for signs of congestive heart failure to assure patient safety.
• Demonstrates competency in all procedures within scope of practice, as appropriate to the age of the patient served, and maintains a knowledge of the development with an understanding of the range of treatment by diagnosis needed by these patients: * Adolescent * Adult * Geriatric
• Documents in accordance with insurance guidelines/requirements and posts charges accordingly in Cerner/series.
• Documents in Cerner, accurately reflecting treatment provided, and utilizing approved format/abbreviations to allow for continuity of care.
• Selects appropriate charge for treatment intervention based on CPT code definition.
• Posts charges accurately via computer to reflect each treatment provided.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds or alerts physician to any changes in patient condition resulting from the disease process and/or induced by exercise.
• Checks crash cart daily to assure ACLS drugs available.
• Responds to emergency situations promptly and appropriately.
• Recognizes and reports significant arrhythmia, respiratory distress and acute changes.
• Performs CPR according to American Heart Association guidelines.
• Assists with the development of cardiac rehab policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates the ability for clinical problem solving, decision making and establishing effective rapport/communication with personnel, patients families, physicians and colleagues, managed care organizations/insurance personnel. * Reviews medical record including radiology and lab results. * Measures and monitors vitals for determination of medical stability for treatment.
• May be required to: * Participate in hospital-sponsored health fairs and cardiac rehab projects. * Provide clinical instruction/mentoring to internship. * Orients staff new to the site.
• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate suggestions and criticisms objectively and whenever necessary undertakes to change his/her behavior or seek further guidance.
• Establishes professional goals in collaboration with supervisor annually.
• Demonstrates compliance with action plan to remediate deficiencies in performance identified by supervisor.
• Provides clerical/housekeeping duties: Follows department policies for cleaning of equipment Maintains a supply of exercise programs and documentation forms for cardiac rehab. Listens to answering machine messages and returns calls promptly. Inventories equipment on a monthly basis, addressing safety. Inventories supplies on a monthly basis, communicates need.
• Floats to other sites within the Florida Hospital East Region as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed

Qualifications

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

• Associate's of Nursing Required
• Bachelor's of Nursing Preferred
• One or more years of Work experience Preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) Required
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) Required

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Nursing

Organization: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange

Schedule: Per Diem

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25031401

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.