STAFF RN- CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION

About us Cooper University Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving residents and visitors throughout Cape May County. The system includes Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; three urgent care facilities; nearly 30 primary care and specialty care offices in multiple locations throughout Cape May County; The Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional; the Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center; AMI at Cooper, Miracles Fitness and numerous freestanding outpatient facilities providing wound care, lab, and physical therapy services. We have a commitment to our employees by providing competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part time employees a comprehensive employee benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement, on-site Early Education Center (employee discount), attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development. Experience Required

• Consistently demonstrates the ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of all patients based on patients’ specific age group. Anticipates patient needs and consistently resolves patient concerns. Evaluates and reassesses interventions over time to assure best outcomes for the cardiac, pulmonary and SET (PAD) patients.

• Plans and implements non-standardized nursing interventions, specifically individual exercise programs in accordance with AACVPR/AHA guidelines and physician recommendations.

• Plans for the patient discharge by working with the health care team to ensure timely discharge.

• Always uses a pro-active approach to patient care to meet and exceed patient and family needs. Anticipates and responds effectively to changing patient conditions.

• Demonstrates effective teaching skills and always engages patient and family. Consistently assesses patient and family learning needs during program.

• Evaluates and effectiveness of teaching and revises appropriately.

• Documents all teaching, including patient/family response. Consistently advocates for the well-being of the patient.

• Accountable for nursing care provided to assigned patients through admission and transfer up to patient discharge.

• Augments initial nursing assessment data including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self care, discharge planning factors with experimental knowledge to refine individualized treatment plan.*Consistently documents patient evaluation, departmental data, goals, patient notes, individual treatment plan (ITP), outcomes, and patient exercise sessions in a timely manner with a high degree of accuracy.

• Integrates verbal and nonverbal behaviors exhibited by patient and significant others to make nursing decisions.

• Obtains compiles, interprets, incorporates and completes patient data into monthly individualized treatment plan (ITP) in a timely manner for the patient which reflects full range of needs, including physical/functional, vocation, nutritional, psychosocial, and emotional and education needs.

• Performs rapid observational assessment to determine changing priorities. Monitors patients, reports inappropriate responses. Terminates exercise as needed. Updates staff/physicians using SBAR.

Education Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing with current RN licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• ACLS/CPR certification required.

License/Certification Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing with current RN licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• ACLS/CPR certification required.

Special Requirements

• Three years of critical care/coronary care experience.
• Experience in Cardiopulmonary Rehab preferred.

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Welcome to Cooper University Health Care With a more than 135-year history of healing, Cooper is the place South Jersey turns to when they need care. As the leading academic medical system in the area, with South Jersey’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, more than 100 outpatient offices, and more than two million patient visits a year, it’s the perfect place to build a career of care in a truly diverse and inclusive environment. Whether you’re a medical professional or possess other skills, you’ll want to be with Cooper.

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