Electrophysiology Nurse Clinician - UI Heart and Vascular Center

No Nights, Weekends or Holidays!

UI Heart and Vascular Center is seeking an 100% Nurse Clinician to support our Electrophysiology Team.

UI Heart and Vascular Center is home to the largest and most comprehensive Electrophysiology (EP) Program in Iowa offering unique and cutting-edge therapies to patients with arrhythmias.  Nurse Clinicians within the program develop to become clinical experts in the field and serve as advanced care coordinators for patients seen by our EP providers. Within this role, Nurse Clinicians collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate and treat patients who have been diagnosed with arrhythmias. Our nursing team works with patients, both in clinic and in patient triage, to manage symptoms, provide education and coordinate care. Outside of direct patient care, our Nurse Clinicians participate in advancing our program by developing and managing quality initiatives, policies, and educational materials towards improving processes and clinical care.

Please take a minute to review our webpages:

UI Health Care Electrophysiology:  https://uihc.org/services/electrophysiology-arrhythmia-care
UI Health Care HVC:  https://uihc.org/services/heart-and-vascular-services

Scheduled hours can be determined with individual candidates with the opportunity to be achieved in shifts ranging from 8-12 hours to mutually meet candidate and department needs. All hours will be between 6:30 AM and 7:00PM, Monday through Friday. There are no holiday or on-call requirements to this position. Nurse Clinicians in this role are offered several educational opportunities to learn and grow within the field of cardiac electrophysiology.

While the primary location for this position is at our main campus clinic located in the hospital, there is opportunity for staff to work at our offsite location at HSSB in North Liberty up to several days a week as clinic volumes allow once fully oriented.

We are the best heart hospital in Iowa

UI Heart & Vascular Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the best hospital in the state for cardiology and heart surgery patient care. The best hospitals nationally received this rating based on patient outcomes, number of high-risk patients seen, patient experience, advanced clinical technologies, and more.

Being a Nurse in the Heart and Vascular Center

Position Responsibilities

• Responsible for patient care in the clinic setting including assessment of vital signs, ensuring current medications and allergies are charted, and management of wound dressings.
• Provide in depth pre-op education and post-op follow up to patients undergoing procedures. 
• Perform triage of patient calls to manage symptoms appropriately. Facilitate medication refills as needed.
• Collaborate with HVC Device Nurse Specialists to monitor and manage patient arrhythmias remotely.
• Implement nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Independently coordinate and facilitate patient care between multiple disciplines within both the confines of UI Health Care and the local communities (including home health agencies, referring physicians and other community support services). 
• Autonomously communicate with referring physician and health care facilities in a timely manner.
• Provide cross-coverage to other HVC Nurse Clinicians as needed.
• Design, implement and revise patient/family health education activities for patients.
• Assess learning needs of patients and families and provide appropriate education related to diagnosis, procedures, risk factor modification, and treatment regimens.
• Facilitate learning and provide consultation to those in other areas of cardiology and UI Health Care as well as external agencies, communities, and other health care professionals.
• Facilitate educational experiences for health care students and monitors the care delivered.
• Serve as clinical preceptor to new nursing staff as directed by the Nursing Manager, Assistant Nurse Manager or designee.
• Participate in decision-making processes at the unit and department level to manage issues that impact clinical practice.
• Develop and provide leadership for patient care programs within electrophysiology including collaboration with other health care professionals and specialties.
• Participate in the ongoing implementation of current regulatory standards required to meet state and national agency accreditation.
• Use relevant nursing research to improve clinical practice and investigate nursing care problems related to the unit and department.
• Participate in the development and implementation of division/unit quality assessment and improvement programs.
• Assist with the conduct of research activities within the area of specialty.
• Assume responsibility for maintaining clinical expertise consistent with patient population requirements and current nursing and medical practice.
• Interact with staff, patients, medical staff, peers, and others in a professional and cooperative manner.
• Support a work environment that fosters teamwork and is conducive to the recruitment and retention of staff.
• Remain calm and constructive in conflict situations, listen and attempt to understand other points of view.
• Analyze own performance in accordance with position expectations, develops goals and implement a plan to meet goals.
• Follow general policies and procedures in accordance with the regulations of the University of Iowa, UI Health Care, the HVC, and the Department of Nursing.

University of Iowa Health Care—recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States—is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12,000 employees, students, and volunteers work together to provide safe, quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Simply stated, our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®