United States onlyJob Title: Cardiac Device Nurse
Location: Remote - South Dakota
Compensation: $35.00-$40.00 per hour
Employment Type: Full-Time
Benefits: Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with company as well as individual contribution, 401k (individual contribution only), Paid Sick Leave
Reports To: Associate Manager CIED
This position requires a South Dakota state Registered Nurse license.
About DocGo
DocGo is leading the proactive healthcare revolution with an innovative care delivery platform that includes mobile health services, population health, remote patient monitoring, and ambulance services. DocGo disrupts the traditional four-wall healthcare system by providing high quality, highly affordable care to patients where and when they need it. DocGo's proprietary, AI-powered technology, logistics network, and dedicated field staff of over 5,000 certified health professionals elevate the quality of patient care and drive efficiencies for municipalities, hospital networks, and health insurance providers. With Mobile Health, DocGo empowers the full promise and potential of telehealth by facilitating healthcare treatment, in tandem with a remote physician, in the comfort of a patient's home or workplace. Together with DocGo's integrated Ambulnz medical transport services, DocGo is bridging the gap between physical and virtual care.
Job Summary
Our ideal candidate has a strong working knowledge of cardiology, heart failure, and cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) management principles. A unique remote work opportunity, this role provides the chance to serve patients by proactively monitoring, coaching, and reporting relevant arrhythmia and heart failure alerts to the following provider. Early intervention through CIED remote monitoring reduces risk for emergent care and/or hospital admission/re-admissions. As a leader of the care team interacting with patients and allied health professionals, this position will provide valuable feedback on best practices while participating in the cardiology care continuum.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Responds to cardiac device alerts pertaining to arrhythmia events or changes in heart failure physiologic data
- Contacts patients to obtain subjective data regarding patient symptoms, medication adherence, and other relevant patient information.
- Reviews objective data in patient’s medical record: medication list, diagnoses, laboratory results, diagnostic tests, upcoming appts
- Adds a nursing note to the device transmission report that documents subjective and objective data
- Communicates alerts and findings to the cardiology provider and clinical team
- Able to respond to provider orders and changes in plan of care; communicate changes to patient, document in the electronic medical record
- Manage patient messages and respond
- Interact and work closely with CIED clinical team members
- Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices for care delivery
- Guide team with clinical expertise in patient data interpretation for cardiology and Heart Failure patients
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned
- Weekend and/or holiday on-call rotation as needed
Required Experience, Qualifications, and Skills
- Unrestricted RN license in South Dakota
- Preferred RN license in Compact States, or the ability to obtain licensure in these states
- Strong cardiology clinical background with 5+ years nursing experience.
- Cardiac device experience preferred
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Comfortable communicating with patients and caregivers, physicians, and other clinicians.
- Strong personal and professional judgement
- Capable of working independently and demonstrates self-motivation
- Excellent documentation skills
EEO/AAP Statement: DocGo is an equal opportunity employer. We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We pledge ourselves to crafting and maintaining an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and experiences. DocGo is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.
