Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse (RN)

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse who assists patients in achieving, maintaining, and restoring health.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the Nursing Process within the MS Nurse Practice Act, ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Provide patient care in accordance with Singing River Health System procedures and policies, accreditation organization, and governing guidance and publications.
• Work in the Cardiac Cath Lab under the supervision of the Cardiac Cath Lab Team Leader.
• Supervise LPNs, Nurse Assistants, Nurse Techs, and Unit Coordinators.

Requirements

• Graduate from an NLN School of Nursing.
• Current unrestricted Mississippi State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Complete and maintain BCLS upon hire and/or transfer, and complete and maintain ACLS certification.

Experience

• Appropriate nursing practice/experience within the past five (5) years or evidence of successful refresher program.

Physical Demands

• Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and travel to another facility within the SRHS service area.
• Exert a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Use many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum, and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease.
• Use repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.
• Perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts, or weekends.

Mental Demands

• Demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Display emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.
• Work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.

Special Demands

• Possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.
• Possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.
• Apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.