Job Information
Fairview Health Services Structural Heart Program RN in Maplewood, Minnesota
Overview
M Health Fairview has an immediate opening for a Structural Heart Program RN at the M Health Fairview Heart Care Clinic located on St. John's Hospital Campus in Maplewood, MN.
This is a 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two week pay period), benefits eligible opening.
M Health Fairview offers a competitive benefits package including medical/dental, 401k/403b with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and PTO! For details, please visit our benefits page by clicking here! (https://www.fairview.org/benefits)
Responsibilities Job Description
The Structural Heart Program RN provides a deliberate patient and family centered partnership with the healthcare team that facilitates a seamless patient experience between the Inpatient and Outpatient settings. The Structural Heart Program RN works to maximize the patient's health outcomes and the patient experience by identifying patient and family needs, completing pre-visit planning, supporting the clinic visit and providing closure to the clinic visits. Works to develop and support a coordinated plan of care between visits to promote a smooth transition for patients and family across the healthcare continuum that instills a sense of trust and patient advocacy.
The Structural Heart Program RN duties Include:
Provides a deliberate patient and family centered partnership with the interdisciplinary Structural Heart team to facilitate a seamless patient experience between the Inpatient and Outpatient settings
Leads a team approach and serves as a single point of contact by facilitating and overseeing a subspecialty within the Structural Heart Program (LAAC, TAVR, TMVR)
Develops a patient centered care plan across the continuum: referral, consult, preop, post op, discharge, follow up
Reviews required test results and verifies that all necessary tests are completed and meet registry requirements for planned procedures
Reviews case summary and procedure planning at structural heart conferences
Completes all necessary frailty assessments when applicable to comply with the national registry database
Provides patient/family education during clinic consult with structural heart team
Provides patient/family education during preoperative visit including medication instructions, skin preparation and discharge goals
Provides patient/family with discharge education and follow up plan for continued care
Maintains knowledge of, and complies with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards for catheter based structural heart procedures
Team approach working with other structural heart RN coordinators and actively participates in creating and implementing programmatic improvements and efficiencies.
Works to maintain primary care/referring physician involvement through ongoing communication and outreach education
Waitlist management and ongoing triage of critical patients
Supports care provided to patient in transition of inpatient and outpatient settings through shared communication of plan of care and patient/family needs
Ability to utilize technology to upload pre-procedure cardiac images to device vendors for case planning
Ensures that appropriate authorization for procedures/devices and medications have been obtained prior to services needed
Qualifications
Required
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or 3-5 years of ICU experience
Experience
Proven Experience with an EMR
Excellent assessment and care coordination Understanding or willing to learn important criteria (inclusion and exclusion) required for surgical or percutaneous valve therapy.
Understanding basic CTA requirements/risks/results and TEE requirements/risks/results prior to either surgical or percutaneous valve therapy.
License/Certification/Registration
Basic Life Support BLS
Registered Nurse MN (RN)
Preferred
Education
Experience
- 1 year of ICU experience preferred.
License/Certification/Registration
Additional Preferred Experience:
Computer Skills: Basic ability to use a computer and applications that are associated with performing basic work tasks (navigate in Windows, Outlook, epic EHR, etc.).
Critical Thinking: Gathers and integrates critical information, recognizing and addressing underlying assumptions of others, to arrive at effective solutions; breaks down problems into simple tasks or activities; analyzes relationships among several parts of a situation.
Interpersonal Communication: Skilled in developing effective rapport with customers, co- workers, or families, actively listening to develop a positive connection.
Nursing Process: Utilizes the nursing process to provide holistic, compassionate, safe, high quality, population based care.
Patient Education: Provides patient educational information appropriate to the developmental level, learning needs, readiness, cultural values, and beliefs of patients and families. quired
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status