Cardiac Cath Electrophysiology Lab Nurse

Duties & Responsibilities

• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate procedural patient care plans in a surgical/procedural setting.
• Navigates and documents in the EMR to support patient care.
• Works within scope of practice and delegates according to Nurse Practice Act.
• Performs the duties of Circulator, Monitor, and Scrub in the Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology Labs to include pre-operative assessment and patient care, Intraoperative and procedural care, charting, counts, equipment, supplies, specimen collection, and post op hand-off.
• Performs the basic duties of Circulator in the CVOR to include pre-operative assessment and patient care, Intraoperative and procedural care, charting, counts, equipment, supplies, specimen collection, and post op hand-off.
• Provides care to patients pre and post procedure/surgery in the CPPU to include coordination of care among multiple disciplines, pre and post procedure/surgical assessments, teaching, medication administration, transplant infusions, sedated procedures such as PICC line insertion and echo as well as monitoring and intervening in post procedure/surgical complications.
• Serves as the communication liaison to patients, families and members of the procedure team.
• Communicates observations or concerns related to unsafe situations that pose a risk to patients, families or the health care team.
• Prepares procedure room for patient and procedure.
• Delivers patient and family centered care incorporating the nursing process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care.
• Actively anticipates changes in patient outcomes/unit needs in the provision of care.
• Initiates and anticipates individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Utilizes outcome data at the patient level to make care decisions.
• Participates in the quality improvement activities and uses quality measures to understand individual and unit performance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Experience: 2 years of nursing, including at least one-year experience in a critical care or cath lab
• Certification(s): BLS/CPR, ACLS, and PALS from the American Heart Association with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.
• Licensure(s): Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package including base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
• Annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance.
• Base pay increases based on performance over the previous year.

Company Information

• Department Name: Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology Lab
• Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week, eligible for benefits
• Shift: four, 10-hour shifts per week, 0700-1730; weeknight, weekend and holiday call required
• This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.