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VCU Health

Academic medical center delivering patient care

EP Clinical Coordinator - RN, Electrophysiology Arrhythmia

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRichmond, VA, USA$73.1k - $120.7k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
  • Current Compact RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in cardiology is required.
  • Experience in cardiology, preferably in a CICU or telemetry setting, and ECG interpretation are required.
  • Demonstrate commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
  • Exercise universal precautions, use personal protective equipment and devices, and learn infection-control policies.
  • Meet the physical requirements of lifting or carrying 0–50 lbs. and 50–100 lbs.; pushing or pulling 0–50 lbs.; stooping, kneeling, squatting, crawling, climbing, balancing, and bending; and sitting, walking, and standing.
  • Meet additional physical requirements including manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination, hearing alarms and telephone or tape recorder, reaching above the shoulder, repetitive arm and hand movements, finger dexterity, and color vision.
  • Meet mental and sensory requirements including recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.
  • Adapt to a fast-paced and steady-paced environment, handle multiple priorities and frequent and intense customer interactions, and work in a noisy environment with frequent interruptions and periods working alone.
  • Work in a general office environment and tolerate periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads, potential physical altercations or verbal abuse, limited hazardous substances or body fluids, human blood and other potentially infectious materials, and exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals or detergents, moving mechanical parts, and dust or fumes.
  • Travel by car to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the care of the patient population to optimize outcomes by setting care goals with patients and medical staff.
  • Analyze and interpret remote transmissions from pacemakers, defibrillators, heart monitors, and smart watches; use the data to determine whether a rate or rhythm is critical and escalate appropriately.
  • Continually collect and evaluate data to direct treatments and coordinate testing to decrease emergency department visits.
  • Manage patient symptoms and collaborate with the treating provider during acute episodes; manage care across the continuum from testing to implantation and follow-up care.
  • Provide close collaboration and provider support in clinic as part of the care team, assisting providers and patients throughout the care continuum.
  • Educate patients on medications for heart rate and rhythm control and anticoagulation.
  • Initiate and coordinate same-day testing and complete urgent prior authorizations for testing as needed.
  • Educate patients about disease processes, symptom management, treatment plans, and cardiac procedures.
  • Assess outside referrals for appropriateness and urgency.
  • Coordinate with clinic staff to manage provider clinic schedules, add clinics, and offload patients to create additional space for critical patients as needed.
  • Refill cardiac medications and ensure yearly follow-up according to guidelines.
  • Relay and review testing results with patients along with provider recommendations.
  • Travel to Williamsburg, Stony Point, and Downtown clinics depending on provider schedules.
  • Support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives through collaboration and implementation across the health system.
  • Collect and assess data reflecting patient status across the lifespan, interpret relevant information to identify age-specific patient requirements, and provide equitable care according to departmental policies and procedures. The patient population includes infants and children receiving remote monitoring, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
  • Provide provider support in clinic; coordinate patient management and assist with patient flow throughout the health system.
  • Process, analyze, and act appropriately on cardiac device readings, recorded rhythms from device transmissions, smart watch ECGs, and office ECGs; collaborate with providers to support safe and efficient patient care.
  • Assist providers in clinic with pre- and post-patient assessments; review and document patient history and chief complaints in EPIC as a history and physical; provide patient education, device interrogation, medication refills, and pending procedural, laboratory, and testing orders.
  • Support patient care in collaboration with Radiology and cardiovascular imaging, the EP Lab, and referring provider practices.

Desired Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited program.
  • Certification in a specialty area.
  • Certification in cardiac nursing or electrophysiology.

About the Company

VCU Health

Academic medical center delivering patient care

VCU Health is an academic medical center with over 12,500 employees affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University. It provides patient care, education, research, and medical training, combining clinical services with teaching and discovery. Care is delivered through a hospital and affiliated facilities by clinicians, researchers, and trainees. The goal is to improve patient outcomes and community health by delivering high-quality care while advancing medical knowledge and training the next generation of health professionals.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Richmond, VA
Founded
1838

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