Description

Department:

36956 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Heart Center

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Weekdays. On-site primarily, with flexibility for remote days.

Pay Range
$40.30 - $60.45

Minimum Job Requirements:

Education- Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.

Certification / License- Current licensure as Registered Nurse with applicable state Board of Nursing or compact state as defined by applicable state Board of Nursing. BLS certification required.

Work Experience- Five years' Heart and Vascular or Heart and Vascular related experience required.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and manages programs to support quality, efficiency, and national recognition for excellence in Subspecialty Heart and Vascular care.
• Serves as a primary point of entry for providers and patients requiring extensive coordination of care and helps the patient overcome obstacles to timely diagnosis and treatment.

Educates and collaborates with multidisciplinary team to plan and implement clinical research related care to participating research subjects and families.

• Responsible for patient and family from the time of diagnosis through treatment and continuing through the outpatient clinic.
• Promotes knowledge of disease process for the patient, family, and care providers.

Enhances the ServiceLine by developing, implementing and directing the Subspecialty program, services, systems and resources.

• Contributes to information network formation by developing and maintaining linkages internally and with regional hospitals, clinics, and providers.
• Manages individual workload and expertise.
• Promotes the Program by developing and implementing plans in conjunction with Marketing Department.
• Supports program operations by completing other duties as assigned or required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care.
• Excellent interpersonal skills Solid oral, written and listening communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Basic computer skills

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Contact with patients and family members under wide variety of circumstances
• Possible exposure to infectious and contagious diseases
• Potential exposure to radiation hazards
• Exposure to housekeeping/cleaning agents/chemicals
• Subject to many interruptions.

SUBSPECIALTY PROGRAMS:

1. Structural Heart

Experience: Background in cardiology, case management and structural heart defects and disease preferred.

Essential Functions: Primary focus on the Structural Heart patient population and program.

2. Cardiothoracic Surgery

Experience: Background in cardiothoracic surgery, case management and patient triage preferred.

Essential Functions: Primary focus on the Cardiothoracic surgery patient population and program.

3. Advanced Heart Failure

Experience: Background in advanced heart failure, case management and advanced cardiovascular therapies preferred.

Essential Functions: Primary focus on the Advanced Heart Failure patient population and program.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Supports the needs of people in the region by design, management, and implementation of Heart and Vascular Subspeciality programs that standardizes care and facilitates continuous improvement to achieve quality outcomes within the Service Line.