Cardiology Clinic

Cardiology is seeking a skilled and compassionate nurse to join our Cardiology Clinic team. This role is ideal for a registered nurse with exceptional clinical judgment, strong communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality care in a telehealth environment. The Clinic Nurse will be responsible for assessing, prioritizing, and responding to patient needs through various communication channels, including phone and the patient portal.

This is a full time, 40 hour per week position; we offer flexible scheduling. Apply today and a recruiter will be in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity

Key Responsibilities

Triage and Care Coordination

    •    Conduct telephonic and electronic triage of cardiology patients, using established protocols to assess symptoms and determine appropriate care.

    •    Provide clinical advice and education to patients based on their symptoms, medical history, and established guidelines.

    •    Coordinate with cardiologists, advanced practice providers, and other clinical staff to ensure timely and effective patient care.

Patient Portal Management

    •    Monitor and respond to patient portal messages, addressing clinical concerns, medication questions, and follow-up needs in a timely manner.

    •    Document all patient interactions, recommendations, and care plans in the electronic health record (EHR).

    •    Collaborate with the care team to escalate complex cases requiring physician input or in-person evaluation.

Telehealth and In person Support

    •    Assist in both in person and virtual visits by reviewing patient history, reconciling medications, and preparing patients for their appointments.

    •    Educate patients on telehealth processes and tools, ensuring a seamless virtual care experience.

Other Duties

    •    Support ongoing patient education efforts related to cardiology conditions, procedures, and treatments.

    •    Participate in quality improvement initiatives within the Cardiology Clinic.

    •    Maintain compliance with institutional policies, state and federal regulations, and nursing best practices.

These are just a few highlights of being a nurse at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics in New Hampshire.

• We have loan repayment up to $20,000.
• We offer Relocation Assistance and a Housing Coordinator to take on the burden of finding a home.
• We offer generous tuition reimbursement.
• We have a very popular "earned time" plan.
• We have extensive CEU/Training programs.
• Our 8,000 ft Patient Safety and Training Simulation Center is state-of-the-art.
• Our nurses serve as central figures in the success of our system through our shared governance nursing model.
• We offer a rigorous, research-focused environment.
• Dartmouth Hitchcock's Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing. education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Why are we so unique? We are a nationally recognized Academic Medical Center set right in the middle of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We recognize that “quality of life” means different things to different people, but we are very confident you will love it here as we have beautiful, rural and suburban housing options, world-class primary, secondary, and graduate schools, hundreds of lakes, thousands of miles of hiking trails and some of the best skiing in the country. This all means you can be a happy nurse with more quality time with friends, family, pets or maybe just quiet hikes by yourself. Our idea of traffic in the “Upper Valley” of New Hampshire is a line on the ski mountain at the chair lift.

Read more about Dartmouth Health and why YOU should work here.

The Dartmouth Health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry, and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health Children’s; 4 member hospitals, and 30 Dartmouth Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities - both career and personal - truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.

Applicants are encouraged to visit our nursing career site to learn more and apply:

Please visit:  https://dhnursing.org/nursing-careers/

Dartmouth Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

1. Practitioner

   1. Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement and evaluate an individualized plan of care.
   2. Utilizes critical thinking and the nursing process to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, taking action to modify the plan of care or to elevate to the care team as necessary.
   3. Practices in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics to advocate for patients, uphold their autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent and assist patients in families in expressing self-determination.
   4. Actively seeks feedback and acts to improve performance.
   5. Engages in the governance of practice.

   Leader/Decision Maker

   1. Manages interpersonal relationships for self and with others.
   2. Mentors colleagues for the advancement of nursing practice and the profession.
   3. Assumes authority and accountability for the nursing care of patients while appropriately delegating elements of care to others members of the care delivery team in accordance with laws, regulations and policies and procedures.
   4. Prioritizes and organizes time to optimize patient outcomes.

   Scientist

   1. Actively seeks out the most current evidence and standards and applies and translates to daily practice.
   2. Role models a culture of inquiry, developing new knowledge by contributing to research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice at the local level.

   Transferor

   1. Communicates effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
   2. Actively partners with others to effect change that produces positive outcomes through the exchange of knowledge.
   3. Precepts the student nurse, nurse extern, nurse resident, experienced clinical nurse and other members of the healthcare team.
   4. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.                                          
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred. 

• Licensed RN with NH eligibility
• BLS