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Duke Health Integrated Practice comprises more than 110 primary and specialty outpatient clinics, extending the reach of the Duke Health mission across the state of North Carolina.

Clinical Nurse II- Cardiology

JOB LOCATION

Duke Cardiology Arringdon- 5601 Arringdon Park Dr, Morrisville, NC 27560

JOB SUMMARY

The Heart Failure Clinical Nurse is a registered nurse who receives heart failure alerts from the remote device monitoring team, completes a focused clinical review, and coordinates timely communication and follow-up with heart failure providers. The role supports standardized, protocol-driven care for patients monitored through remote monitoring technologies.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Primary Responsibilities

  • Alert management: Receive and triage heart failure alerts sent by the remote device monitoring team.
  • Clinical record review: Review the patient medical record, recent encounters, relevant clinical history, and the provider's established plan of care.
  • Protocol-guided assessment: Follow heart failure protocols and approved clinical workflows to determine the appropriate next steps and level of support.
  • Patient assessment and follow-up: Contact patients as indicated to assess their current presentation, symptoms, and other relevant changes in condition.
  • Provider communication: Communicate a clear, concise clinical summary to the heart failure provider, including the alert, the patient's symptoms and presentation, relevant chart findings, and actions already completed.
  • Care coordination: Support timely follow-up, reinforce the provider's plan, and document communication and interventions according to department standards.

  Remote Monitoring Technologies

  • HeartLogic monitors (Boston Scientific)
  • CardioMEMS monitors
  • Cordella monitors
  • Triage HF (Medtronic)
  • CorVue (Abbott)
  • HeartInsight (Briotronik)

JOB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Work requires graduation from an accredited Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program.
  • All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) are encouraged to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date but must complete the BSN program within seven years of their start date
    
    • Exception: Registered nurses hired between July 1, 2014 and April 11, 2021 without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) are encouraged to enroll in an appropriate BSN program within two years of their start date but must complete the program within seven years of their start date. Registered nurses hired before July 1, 2014 are not required to enroll in a BSN program to remain in this job classification.
• Experience in cardiology, heart failure, ambulatory care, telephone triage, or remote patient monitoring is preferred.
• Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina. BLS required.