Registered Nurse - Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology

About the role

Join a team where your work matters -- every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. Plans coordinates and implements care to the adult patient in the Cardiac Cath Lab. Ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner consistent with the unit's standards of care and demonstrates competency skills appropriate to the clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Performs on the Cath Lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor.
• Performs in holding by ensuring patient is correctly prepped for the procedure. Ensures needed information, such as history and physical (H&P), is timely.
• Utilizes critical judgment to analyze patient assessment and administers medications on all patients, including the critically ill patient and reports abnormal information to the physician in a timely manner.
• Performs hemostasis safely and properly with or without vascular devices.
• Routinely enters patient orders and charges. Checks charges to ensure accuracy.
• Provides care of the critically ill patient with the ability to function independently in a stressful situation.
• Routinely educates patients and families based on assessed needs, documents education provided, and keeps them informed of tests and treatments. Provides clear patient instruction on what to expect during the perioperative procedure.
• Assists families to the cardiology area or Cath lab area by escorting when necessary.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• Experience: One year registered nurse experience.
• Physical Requirements: Constant use of speech; constant standing and walking; frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs; frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry; frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors; frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors; frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.; occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs; occasional lifting/moving of patients; occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements; occasional driving; rare crawling and running.
• Required Professional License and/or Certifications:
  • State of Work Location: Illinois – Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - AHA; Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - IDFPR; AND Advanced Life Support (ALS) - AHA OR Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - AHA.
  • State of Work Location: Missouri – BLS HCP - AHA; Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration OR RN issued by Compact State; AND ALS - AHA OR PALS - AHA.
  • State of Work Location: Oklahoma – BLS HCP - AHA; Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State OR RN - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN); AND ALS - AHA OR PALS - AHA.
  • State of Work Location: Wisconsin – BLS HCP - AHA; Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State OR RN - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services; AND ALS - AHA OR PALS - AHA.
• Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America).

Schedule

Full Time Days - Weekend option (Required to work every Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36.