CARDIAC CATH LAB REGISTERED NURSE or Cath Lab Tech (RN)-Full Time
Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more.
What We Value
- Compassion: We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
- Empathy: We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
- Teamwork: We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
- Quality: We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
- Ethics: We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
- Respect: We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
- Service Excellence: We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
- Innovation: We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.
Responsibilities
- Interacts professionally with patient and family; treats patients and families with respect and dignity.
- Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
- Responsible for the operation of x-ray equipment, radiation safety and the safe handling of images.
- Determines most suitable anatomical posture and positions; provides immobilization or support devices; shields patients accordingly.
- Performs cardiovascular and interventional radiological procedures upon the order of a licensed practitioner.
- Performs radiographic diagnostic and interventional procedures in the interventional service line.
- Provides for optimal patient care applying departmental standards and protocols.
- Exercises professional judgement in performance of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology procedures.
- Provides appropriate patient care and recognizes patient conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure.
Qualifications
- Regulatory Requirements (Tech):
- Graduate of an accredited educational program in Radiologic Technology.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in Radiology Special Procedures or Cath Lab preferred.
- Experience with scrubbing preferred.
- Ability to participate in on-call schedule on a regular basis for special procedures.
- Licensure Requirements:
- Current American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) OR RCIS (Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist) OR RCES (Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist) certificate.
- Current BLS.
- ACLS within 6 months.
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Nevada (if applicable).
- Current POC license within 90 days (if applicable).
- Minimum of one year experience in critical care (if applicable).
- Cath Lab/IR experience required (if applicable).
- Willing to take call/standby.
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment.
- Competitive compensation & generous paid time off.
- Excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plans.
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan.
- Tuition reimbursement/repayment program.
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries.
About Universal Health Services: One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.