Registered Nurse with cardiac, procedural, surgical services, Cath lab or similar experience who will be responsible for assisting patients, families, and providers through the continuum of service offerings to resolution of care.
Ensures the availability, access and timeliness of services in order to optimize quality of care, coordination and patient experience.
At Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute (MHVI), our cardiologists and care teams have been caring for patients across the region for over 50 years. We are a nationally recognized leader in comprehensive cardiovascular care. Led by a team of physicians and health care professionals, Michigan Heart sets the standard for excellence by providing high quality, patient-focused care with outstanding results.
Position Details
Contingent schedule
Shift: Days
Michigan Heart Ann Arbor
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Monitors and tracks all patients who have been diagnosed with heart valve disease specifically but not limited to:
Maintain list of patients for aortic balloon Valvuloplasty, Mitral stenosis, pre TAVR patients, and patients with mitral clip.
Facilitate tests for patients.
Prepare patient office records for presentation at valve clinic meeting (cath films, MRA, carotids, TEE, Lab Tests)
Post Procedure follow up
Gain familiarity with echo criteria and valve protocols and notify physician when questions arise.
Identifies patients in need of ongoing diagnostic interventions and related services; and facilitates initial and follow up encounters in multidisciplinary clinic.
Provides input to the Valve Clinic Advisory Committees in the development of quality programs that include tracking information, care conference presentations, outcome measures and patient satisfaction indices.
Coordination of information and patient transfer to other hospitals that have availability to do valve procedures.
Provides and/or facilitates clinical and emotional support, education and resources to patients and their families.
Works with patients, providers, and caregivers to identify possible barriers to care and systematically helps to break down barriers (i.e. Financial, transportation, language, etc.).
Facilitates as necessary, timeliness of appointments; works continuously to reduce the intervals between time of abnormal results, diagnosis, and treatment.
Develops and maintains relationships with providers, internal service delivery departments, other caregivers and patients in order to coordinate services within the organization, at outside facilities and within the community.
Assists patients in accessing support and follow-up services.
MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in nursing.
Experience: Three years of progressive clinical nursing experience in Cardiovascular health.
Certification/Licensure: Current licensure in the State of Michigan.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Demonstrated ability to work closely with principal investigators and other stakeholders to coordinate the day-to-day activities of research studies.
Knowledge of research design principles, statistics, regulatory requirements, and ethical requirements preferred
Working knowledge of database systems and good basic computer skills.
Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate study and patient schedules.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in nursing
- Three years of progressive clinical nursing experience in Cardiovascular health
- Current licensure in the State of Michigan
- Knowledge of research design principles, statistics, regulatory requirements, and ethical requirements preferred
- Working knowledge of database systems and good basic computer skills
What We Do
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.
