Structural Heart Clinical Practice RN Coordinator

Christiana Care Hospital is currently seeking a Clinical Practice Coordinator (RN) to support Structural Heart procedural services for the Heart & Vascular Center.

The Clinical Practice Coordinator collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to provide clinical nursing expertise through all phases of care for patients with structural heart disease requiring interventional therapies. The coordinators serve as the primary patient and system resource and own patient tracking, pre-operative procedural coordination to include education and planning needs, data management, and process and program improvements and oversight. In addition, they facilitate required clinical follow ups, post-op updates, discharge planning and education in conjunction with the heart team. They serve as active participants in patient care coordination with the structural heart team, as well as hold responsibility for education to the health system, both internally and externally on structural heart program offerings and their value to the community and surrounding patient population.

The Structural Heart Disease Program at ChristianaCare was formed in 2011 as the first Structural Heart team in the state of Delaware to provide innovative and minimally invasive treatment options to complex cardiovascular patients. Our program features a multidisciplinary heart team approach, with physicians from different specialties bringing together their expertise to deliver patient outcomes that are consistently above the national average. Our structural heart team is comprised of interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, noninvasive cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, as well as our dedicated nurse coordinators, who are here to help guide patients through the evaluation process.

Work Schedule:

• Full time - 80 hours - Bi-weekly (Monday through Friday, day shift)
• Flexible hours, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Office location is on site at ChristianaCare - Newark Campus
• No Holidays, No Weekends, No Call

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Graduated from an accredited nursing institution; Bachelor of Science in Nursing required
• Minimum of three years of cardiovascular nursing experience required
• Certification in Nursing Specialty preferred

ChristianaCare benefits:

Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and phenomenal discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms toward planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/