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Rapides Regional Medical Center

RN Structural Heart Coordinator Cath Lab

Full Time, Day Shift, Call Required

*This position may be eligible for a Sign On Bonus! Ask your recruiter for details!*

Do you have the career opportunities as a RN Structural Heart Coordinator you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Rapides Regional Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Rapides Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

+ Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

+ Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

+ Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

+ 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

+ Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

+ Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

+ Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

+ Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

+ Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

+ Colleague recognition program

+ Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

+ Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Rapides Regional Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Structural Heart Coordinator is responsible for the care coordination of the structural heart program as part of a team of cardiology providers, staff, centralized scheduling, registration and all departments within Rapides Regional Medical Center. Responsibilities include TAVR, MitraClip, and WATCHMAN programs. Participates in Cardiovascular Continuous Quality Improvement as well as Registry and CMS compliance.

What you will do in this role:

+ Receive and review patient referrals for appropriateness, reviewing with an attending provider as needed

+ Establish contact with patient/family. Explain process and work-up.

+ Obtain all outside imaging, scheduling screening procedures and structural heart clinic visit

+ Assist patient/family with navigation of testing schedule

+ Perform functional assessments and frailty testing

+ Have all testing available for review by cardiologist and CTS at clinic visit

+ Participate in development of treatment plan

+ Facilitate CMS compliance

+ Patient and family education

+ Facilitate direct contact between cardiologist and referring physician regarding treatment plan

+ Coordinate any additional testing i.e.cath, TEE, CT

+ Upload required data to appropriate vendor and maintain communication with device representatives

+ Facilitate scheduling and authorization of structural heart procedures

+ Contacts the patient 48-72 hours post discharge and then as needed until stable.

+ Participates in follow-up visits and coordinates further follow-up per registry requirement.

+ Coordinates concerns among multiple departments including but not limited to OR, cath lab, anesthesia, CT, echo, vascular, hospital units.

+ Initiates and coordinates outreach programs.

+ Initiates and coordinates education for hospital staff.

+ Tracks required registry data to be sure requirements are being met.

+ Attends valve conference at Tulane Medical Center.

+ Be available to patients and families through all stages of care.

+ Establish strong working relationship with surgeons, interventionalist, advanced practice providers, and device representatives

+ Flexibility to adapt to new technologies and procedures as they evolve: TAVR, MitraClip, WATCHMAN, etc.

What qualifications you will need:

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

+ Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

+ Associate Degree

+ (RN) Registered Nurse, or Registered Nurse Diploma

+ 5 to 7 years experience as a RN in Cath Lab, Critical Care, or OR

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise can do for your career.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN Structural Heart Coordinator opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. **We are interviewing apply today!**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.