Specialty RN - Waukee Cardiology Clinic - $5,000 sign on bonus offered!

Overview

UnityPoint Health

Registered Nurse (RN) Specialty Clinic Cardiology

Grand Prairie Parkway - Med Park

Waukee, IA

Monday - Friday 8AM-4:30PM

Full-time + benefits

$5,000 sign-on bonus offered!

Are you passionate about cardiac diagnostic testing and delivering exceptional patient care? This role offers an exciting opportunity to oversee and support cardiac diagnostic testing operations across Cardiology, ensuring efficient workflows, appropriate patient preparation, timely testing, and effective results management.

As a key clinical resource, you will collaborate with providers and clinical team members to coordinate testing, review and escalate abnormal results, support patient education and follow-up, and promote safe, consistent clinical practices. You will also play an important role in improving testing workflows, enhancing access and turnaround times, and providing clinical guidance and support to team members.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the quality, efficiency, and consistency of cardiac diagnostic testing while helping advance exceptional patient care across Cardiology.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program .
• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family .

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic Testing Oversight: Coordinate and support daily cardiac diagnostic testing operations, ensuring appropriate patient preparation, efficient workflows, and timely completion of scheduled testing.
• Testing Results Management: Review and manage assigned diagnostic testing result in accordance with established clinical protocols and provider direction, ensuring timely communication and appropriate follow-up.
• Abnormal Results and Clinical Escalation: Identify abnormal or clinically significant testing findings, promptly communicate concerns to providers, and coordinate appropriate patient follow-up and additional care.
• Patient Education: Educate patients regarding cardiac diagnostic procedures, including test purpose, preparation requirements, expectations, and post-testing instructions to promote understanding and compliance.
• Clinical Assessment and Patient Safety: Assess patient readiness for testing, recognize changes in clinical condition, identify potential safety concerns, and initiate appropriate clinical intervention or escalation.
• Clinical Team Collaboration: Partner with cardiologists, advanced practice providers, CMAs, LPNs, and other clinic personnel to coordinate patient care and support daily clinical operations.
• Testing Workflow Optimization: Identify opportunities to improve testing access, scheduling coordination, turnaround times, patient flow, and consistency of diagnostic testing processes across Cardiology locations.
• Clinical Documentation and Follow-Up: Ensure accurate and timely documentation of testing results, patient communications, clinical interventions, and follow-up activities within the electronic medical record.
• Quality and Regulatory Compliance: Maintain compliance with organizational policies, clinical standards, regulatory requirements, accreditation guidelines, and established testing protocols.
• Staff Education and Clinical Support: Provide clinical guidance, education, and support to team members regarding diagnostic testing procedures, patient preparation, result communication, and standardized clinical workflows.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) – Active/Unencumbered RN license in state of practice or compact license including state of practice.
• All levels of RN experience will be considered. Prior experience in cardiology or specialty care is a plus, but not required .
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• For positions within UnityPoint Clinic, team members may be required to work at or to float to other locations to support optimized staffing