Position Summary

Assist clinical team members by performing a variety of duties for patients within the scope of practice of an LPN using the patient focused care system and under the direction/supervision of an RN.  Assumes, under the direction of the Laboratory, responsibility for patient specimen testing, quality

Primary Duties

Patient Care:

• Actively participates in the admission process including, but not limited to collecting the patient history, allergies and home medication list.
• Actively participates in the transition of care process including, but not limited to, assisting patient/family with preparations for discharge and wheelchair transportation to private or commercial vehicle.
• Provides competent direct care and providing for a safe and comforting environment resulting in a positive patient/family experience.
•  Maintains competency for use of clinical patient care equipment.
• Documents and reports abnormal observations to the RN in a timely manner.
• Assists in the maintenance of skin integrity with the use of emollients, creams, etc. Cares for superficial skin tears under the direction of the RN.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Maintains standard precautions.
• Carries out medical orders such as administration of medications and treatments, within hospital policy and within patient population-specific parameters.
• Provides BLS in response to emergency situations.  Provides ACLS under the direction of the RN and provider in emergency situations.
• Performs Point of Care procedures in a timely manner according to established policy and procedure.  Documents required information and complies with all Point of Care quality control standards.
• Adheres to hospital policy and procedures.

Qualifications/Specifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Practical Nursing program.
• Licensure/ Certification: Current state licensure as a Practical Nurse or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact.   BLS certification required prior to providing direct patient care.  Successful completion of ACLS certification is required prior to completion of clinical orientation.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for assisting clinical team members by performing a variety of duties for patients within the scope of practice of an LPN using the patient-focused care system and under the direction/supervision of an RN or physician.

Primary Duties:

• Actively participates directly with patient care and ensures a safe and comforting environment.
• Responds to patient needs in a timely manner.
• Transports patients as needed.
• Welcomes patients and ensures the admission paperwork is available; actively participates in the admission process.
• Performs/Assists with positioning patients and transferring patients from bed to chair or wheelchair or stretcher.
• Performs/Assists with range of motion exercises and ambulating.
• Reports abnormal conditions to the RN or physician in a timely manner.
• Identifies the organization of the human body, including its systems, structure and functions.
• Demonstrates general principles of cleanliness (asepsis).
• Applies the principle of basic nutrition to patient care.
• Provides basic emergency care.
• Coordinates the booking and scheduling of patients for procedures/appointments
• Serves as liaison with physician/facility, patient and families regarding patient care.
• Performs other duties as directed by supervisor, based on demonstrated competency.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Maintains universal precautions.

Physician Nurse

• Applies the principle of basic nutrition to patient care.
• Observes, reports and records the patient’s condition.
• Coordinates the booking and scheduling of patients for procedures/appointments.
• Collaborates with the RN/MD in developing, implementing and evaluation of the outcomes of the teaching plan.
• Explains procedures and answers questions regarding patient care and scheduled procedures.
• Assists with patient charges as necessary.

Qualifications/Specifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Registered or Practical Nurse program required.
• Licensure/ Certification: Current state licensure as a Practical Nurse or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact required. Current BLS within 30 days of employment. ACLS required prior to participating in walk stress testing.
• Experience: None required. Minimum of 6 months’ continuous LPN experience preferred.

Do you want to be appreciated daily? Our nurses are celebrated for being the heroes on the front line, an ever-ready advocate for patients. At Arkansas Heart Hospital, our nurses lead a patient-focused care model, setting us apart from any other healthcare provider, where we bring care back to the bedside ensuring the best outcomes for our patients.  We are seeking a committed RN for our Progressive Critical Care Unit to join our team.

In the Progressive Critical Care Unit, our nurses play an integral role. Just as each of our patient’s characteristics are varied, we desire our nurses to be just as diverse.  Utilizing each nurse at the top of their scope and experience levels, we have a variety of patient populations for you to choose from!

Consider working as a primary nurse caring for up to 4 patients that are pre and post cardiothoracic surgery patients alongside another nurse with support by unlicensed team member.

Or choose to work on a care team as the nurse leader with an LPN and unlicensed team member caring for up to 7 cardiac / medical lower-acuity patients.

Or choose to work where you are need most, leveraging your skill and expertise with a mixed patient acuity assignment of up to 4 patients, including cardiac / medical / surgical patients.  This, also alongside another nurse and with support of an unlicensed team member.

Our patient focused care model makes it possible for nurses to choose the path that fits them best all while delivering the highest level of quality nursing care. Apply today for our RN Progressive Critical Care Unit opportunity.

What you will do in this role:

• Assess patient condition, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures or other functions as ordered by the provider.
• Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
• Perform the administration of prescribed medications and monitors effectiveness
• Maintain a knowledge of medications, procedures, surgeries and equipment used in the care of cardiac / medical / surgical patients.

Arkansas Heart Hospital is the premiere cardiac hospital in the state of Arkansas. Our main campus is located in the heart of Little Rock, with clinics nearby in Little Rock and North Little Rock. We serve central Arkansas with cardiac care and a full range of cardiac services, ranging from surgical procedures to cardiology to electrophysiology at our Heart Rhythm Institute.

“World’s Best Hospitals”- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 – Newsweek
5-star hospital – CMS

Responsibilities

• Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Outcome Identification, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Responding to life-saving situations, including providing advanced life cardiac support
• Assisting providers with procedures, including moderate sedation
• Administering wound care, medications, including intravenous fluids and titration of vasoactive continuous infusions
• Management of critical care patient equipment, including ventilators, BIPAP, cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, etc.
• Care and Management of pre/post procedure/surgical patients, including cardiothoracic, vascular, general surgical and medical
• Providing education and support to patients/caregivers
• Supervision/delegation of duties to unlicensed assist personnel
• Patient specimen testing and quality control under direction of the Laboratory
• Documents findings and communicates effectively
• Maintains patient confidentiality, standard precautions

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred but not required
• Licensure/Certification:  Registered Nurse with current state licensure or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact
• Experience:  one year cardiac or critical care nursing (exception – New Graduate RN Residency Program)
• BLS within 30 days of hire and prior to completion of clinical orientation
• ACLS prior to completion of clinical orientation
• Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) preferred
• Nurse Characteristics varying from advanced beginner to expert with the goal of promoting patient’s optimal outcome:
  • Clinical Judgment – clinical reasoning
  • Advocacy – ability to work on another’s behalf
  • Caring Practices – compassionate, engaging
  • Collaboration – works well with others
  • Systems Thinking – global perspective for patient needs
  • Response to diversity – sensitivity, appreciation
  • Clinical inquiry – innovation through learning and evaluation of practice
  • Facilitation of learning – for patient and caregivers, including validation of learning

Position Summary:

This professional staff person is responsible for performing assessments, developing a plan of care and implementing and evaluating the care. The RN-Critical administers medications and treatments as ordered by physicians and in keeping with the current clinical nursing practice. Also responsible for directing, monitoring and evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel. The RN-Critical leads the interdisciplinary care team for patients with primarily cardiovascular disease. In addition, the RN-Critical performs a range of technical services in a cross-functional mode to comprehensively serve patient needs. Assumes (under the direction of the Laboratory) responsibility for patient specimen testing, quality control, quality improvement and equipment maintenance.

Patient Care:

• Provides competent direct care and ensures the provision of a safe and comforting environment resulting in a high level of patient satisfaction.
• Provides education to patients/families/significant others, incorporating population-specific criteria and assessment of readiness to learn.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Maintains standard precautions.
• Maintains all necessary documentation.
• Facilitates discharge plan in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to use necessary patient care equipment.
• Coordinates response of the interdisciplinary team to emergency situations.
• Performs Point-of-Care procedures in a timely manner according to established policy and procedure. Documents required information and complies with all Point-of-Care quality control standards.

Staff/Unit Responsibilities:

• Meets the on-call responsibilities as defined in the departmental policies and procedures manual.
• Maintains equipment and supplies.
• Fosters an environment conducive to the dynamic changing pace of today’s technology through continuous review and assessment of perioperative care.
• Assists in teaching families/significant others of patients the information needed for successful perioperative care.
• Prepares operating room and equipment by opening sterile supplies and instrumentation for procedures to be performed.
• Assumes responsibility to maintain sterile technique and apply principles of infection control and medical ethics.
• Functions as a Scrub Assistant when needed; is able to assume primary and secondary scrub duties.
• Assists with specific and safe positioning of patient on OR table.
• Anticipates needs of the surgeon with little or no prompting.
• Counts sponges and related items with circulating nurse before and during surgical procedures.
• Assists operative team with donning sterile gown/gloves and applying sterile drapes to the surgical field.
• Cares for surgical specimens on the sterile field.
• Maintains sterile field in an organized manner so anyone can utilize it at any time during the procedure.
• Assists in transportation of the patient.
• Settles patient after procedures and provides accepting RN with concise reports on the patient.
• Ensures that patient has an H & P documented by a physician according to appropriate standards prior to procedure.
• Ensures that patient has a signed consent present in the chart prior to procedure.
• Delegates appropriately to non-licensed staff in accordance with job description, license requirements and standards of practice.
• Utilizes resources in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Participates in developing other staff and affiliating students.
• Maintains and develops own professional competencies.
• Maintains unit-based competencies.
• Maintains and promotes a team spirit through active cooperation and collaboration.
• Assists in interdepartmental service coordination.
• Actively participates in the Performance Improvement program.
• Assumes a leadership role in the maintenance of the patient-focused care delivery system.
• Assists in directing and guiding staff in the coordination of unit operations.
• Supports the multi-skilled worker environment (i.e., cross training).
• Demonstrates willingness to assist other areas of the hospital, as needed.
• Cross-trains and willingly works in other areas of the hospital, accepting assignments within competency level.
• Effectively applies prioritization and time management to patient’s care.
• Assists in all aspects of care in the environment.
• Adheres to all policy and procedures.
• Ensures that patient has a signed consent present in the chart prior to procedure.

Qualifications/Specifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required.
• Licensure/Certification: Registered Nurse with current state licensure or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact required. BLS certification required within 30 days of employment and prior to providing direct patient care. Successful completion of ACLS certification is required for any Registered Nurse by completion of clinical orientation. Certifications will be renewed by recommended renewal date on the certification documentation.
  • PALS or ENPC certification required for all Emergency Department RNs within one year of employment.
  • RCIS required for Cath/EP Lab RNs within six months of eligibility. Limited Specialty License required within two months of acquiring RCIS. (excluding PRN employees)Certification(s) is to be renewed by recommended renewal date on certification card.