Mercyhealth

Integrated health system delivering coordinated care

Registered Nurse - Device Clinic

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRockford, IL, USA$31.21 - $46.81In-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
An Associate Degree in Nursing is required upon hire; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
Must be licensed as a registered nurse in the state of practice.
Approved CPR/BLS certification is required within 90 days.
Other certifications may be required according to department requirements, such as ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.
Must pass the driver’s license check and/or credit check for positions that require them.
Must pass the Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check and/or Illinois Health Care Workers Background Check.
Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
Must have strong computer skills.
One year of electrophysiology/device experience is preferred.
May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify, according to department guidelines.
May require a color-blind test according to department guidelines.

Responsibilities

Conduct face-to-face patient visits to interrogate and reprogram implanted pacemakers and defibrillators and interpret heart rhythms.
Perform remote device checks.
Document accurately and enter charges in the electronic medical record; maintain an accurate patient database in PaceArt and the electronic medical record.
Deliver a positive patient experience and safe, team-based care in collaboration with physicians and other care team members.
Use the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice acts.
Assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Document care according to standards of care.
Develop, initiate, and execute individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician and/or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction.
Use available resources to teach and support patient and family education at an appropriate level of understanding.
Address systems breakdowns and engage self and others in providing solutions.
Participate in department or unit performance-improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Provide clinical expertise and guidance to other units and departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and experience, and escalate concerns through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in the professional nursing continuum process, unit/department practice activities and decisions, and peer review.
Positively influence the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Pursue personal development and support system and entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth, including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Complete 10 hours of continuing education for Illinois licensure, as applicable.
Regularly talk or hear; frequently stand, walk, handle or feel objects, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Meet the job’s vision requirements for close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
One year of electrophysiology/device experience is preferred.

OVERVIEW
The Cardiac Device Specialist is responsible for face to face patient visits for the purpose of interrogation, re-programming, and rhythm interpretation of all types of implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. This position also performs remote device checks. Responsible for accurate documentation and charging in the electronic medical record, as well as maintaining an accurate database of patients in PaceArt and EMR. The Device Specialist delivers an exceptional patient experience while delivering safe, team based care in collaboration with the physician and other members of the care team. Must have strong computer skills. One year EP (Electrophysiology/Device) experience preferred.

SCHEDULE: 40-hours per week

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.

Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act.

Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care

Documents according to standards of care.

Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.

Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.

Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.

Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.

Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.

Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.

Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit/department practice activities and decisions and peer review process

Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.

Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.

Illinois: 10 hours of continued education (as required for IL licensure)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

Licensed as an RN in state of practice
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days
Other certification(s) per department requirements. For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Passing the Driver’s License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).
Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

AGE OF PATIENTS SERVED

Neonate (birth – 28 days)

Infant (29 days – less than 1 year)

Pediatric (1 year – 12 years)

Adolescents (13 years – 17 years)

Adult (18 years – 64 years)

Geriatric (65 years and older)

INFORMATION ACCESS

Partner may access patient care information needed to perform their job duties.

WORK CONTACT GROUP

Partners, physicians, patients/family, visitors, vendors

SPECIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

PAY RANGE:

$31.21 - $46.81

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical, Dental, Vision
Life & Disability Insurance
FSA/HSA Options
Generous, accruing paid time off
Paid Parental and caregiver leave
Career advancement and educational opportunities
Tuition and certification reimbursement
Certification Reimbursement
Well-being Programs
Employee Discounts
On-Demand Pay
Financial Education
Annual recognition/awards events
Partner appreciation days
Family entertainment/attractions discount
Community service/improvement opportunities

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At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

#1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50
One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

About the Company

Mercyhealth

Integrated health system delivering coordinated care

Mercyhealth is an integrated health system offering hospital-based, clinic-based, and post-acute and retail health services, plus its own insurance company. Patients access care within a connected network where doctors, nurses, and staff coordinate across settings to ensure smooth transitions and better outcomes. It differentiates itself by providing a fully integrated experience—clinical care linked with an owned insurance plan—that enables coordinated treatment and consistent care close to home. Its goal is to deliver exceptional health care and make lives better for patients and families by improving access, outcomes, and the patient experience through end-to-end integration.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Rockford, IL
Founded: Not listed

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