RESPONSIBILITIES Review date: 02/24 Effective Date: 10/20 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