RN, Cardiac Stress Testing - Military veterans preferred

Oregon Health & Science University

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RN, Cardiac Stress Testing

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2025-34723
Type: Regular Part-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Nursing-RN
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Overview

The OHSU registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics and meets the standards/expectations of a Professional Practice Model.. In that model, the RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor. Professional accountability enriches the RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork.

Core responsibilities include direct patient care, telephone triage, care coordination, fulfilling pre-intra-post-procedural care to patients undergoing tests performed by Stress Teshing RNs in Noninvasive Cardiology. 

This position requires independent critical thinking, care coordination, engagement in transitions of care, and the ability to appropriately triage patients with complex, multi-system medical problems. The RN must be able to work as a team with providers, nurses, echo technicians, EKG technicians, medical assistants, schedulers, and all other disciplines as needed, and functions in a collaborative manner to ensure effective and timely communication with the patient, family and other team members. 

• 2 years recent cardiac RN experience in ambulatory and/or acute care setting
• Associate or Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) 
• Associate degree Nurses required to enroll in BSN program within 3 years of hire and complete within 5 years of hire
• Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License
• Current, unencumbered Washington State Registered Nurse License
• BLS and ACLS at time of hire and must be issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) - must not expire during orientation
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

• Advanced triage skills; telephone triage experiences, advanced knowledge base supporting general cardiology to include cardiovascular disease, cardiac specific medications, arrhythmias, and interventions
• Previous experience working with patients with arrhythmias and cardiac rhythm disorders
• Experience in an ambulatory and procedural setting
• Certification in a cardiovascular nursing specialty 
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills in a variety of collaborative settings
• Demonstrated experience in patient and family education, including development of teaching materials
• Previous experience working with patients with implanted cardiac devices and other advanced cardiac therapies
• Excellent organizational skills

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