RESPONSIBILITIES
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Plans, coordinates and collaborates with team members in the development and implementation of effective staff and patient education and patient care programs in advanced heart failure.
- Serves as a clinical resource to patients, Medical Center staff and the community in advanced heart failure care management and medical and surgical therapies.
- Collaborates with all members of the assigned area’s team to coordinate the care of the patient across the continuum.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Essential: finger dexterity, sitting, standing, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking.
- Frequent: stooping/bending, kneeling, climbing stairs, squatting, twisting body, reach above, at and below shoulder level.
- Occasional: pushing/pulling usual weight of up to 50 pounds of force, lifting up to 5 to 50 pounds, carrying usual weight of 5 up to 25 pounds.
- Operates physiological monitoring equipment, computer, printer, fax/copy machine, telephone.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
- Subjected to noise and/or vibration from intercom, computer monitors.
- Exposure to body fluids and communicable diseases.
- Work environment is fast paced and sometimes stressful due to multiple demands.
- Required ability to flex hours to meet departmental needs.
- Requires some off island travel.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
- Current Hawaii State License as a Registered Nurse.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Current certification in Basic Life Support at the Healthcare Professional Level (BLS/HCP) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
- Certification as a Heart Failure Nurse preferred.
B. EXPERIENCE:
- Two (2) years progressive experience as a Registered Nurse in cardiac acute care nursing, preferably in a comparable organization.
- One (1) year ICU nursing experience preferred.
- Demonstrated skills in patient education.
- Demonstrated experience with electronic based medical records and word-processing applications.
- Experience with spreadsheet applications, clinical databases, and performance improvement activities preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet
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Our Mission: To fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai‘i.
Our Values:
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Aloha inspires us in all that we do
Respect and understanding are essential for the dignity of all
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