RN - Patient Educator - Cardiovascular Support Services - Part-Time

Job Description

The RN - Patient Educator is an advanced practitioner with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the complex physiological and psychosocial dimensions of cardiovascular care for the client and family in the community setting. The functional components of the role include that of clinician, educator, and consultant.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing clinical direction to the health care team as needed to optimize patient/family transitional care. Serves as a Patient advocate to the cardiovascular multidisciplinary team.
• Identifies and meets educational needs for patients, families and/or support systems to maximize understanding of medical diagnosis and to promote wellness.
• Develops and maintains current evidence-based patient transitional care/education materials for patients/families and staff: meets quality and marketing approval.
• Reviews patient medical records to ensure compliance with clinical quality indicators: AMI, HF,LACE Scores, CV SCIP, STS and ACC registries. Assists in the development of hospital processes specific to cardiac nursing.
• Collaborates with clinical nursing teams, physicians and advanced providers, case management, pharmacy and social work to provide holistic patient care and identify resource needs prior to discharge/transitional care.
• Identifies AMI(STEMI/NSTEMI) and HF appropriate patients and arranges for such patients to be followed-up/cared for post-hospitalization.
• Maintains and updates specialty knowledge and skills based upon current cardiovascular nursing and healthcare practices.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree Community Health Education, Education, Nursing, Social Work Required or
• Bachelor's Degree Within two (2) years of employment Required

Minimum Work Experience

• 3 years Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or eligible compact state Upon Hire Required
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
• National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) Upon Hire Required

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrates leadership in cardiovascular nursing through involvement in professional organizational activities and participation on committees.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate professionally.
• Demonstrates knowledge and use of nursing process.
• Demonstrates initiative towards data analysis and complex problem solving.
• Demonstrates clinical competence and management/leadership skills.

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.