Registered Nurse- VASCULAR Main OR

Summary

Captures patient care planning with other disciplines using the nursing process and critical thinking for patient safety and well-being.

Essential Functions

• Direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with specialists as needed, and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary.
• Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions, and develops individual care plans.
• Maintains patient documentation, receives and reviews shift reports, and conducts complete rounds of all units.
• Notifies appropriate physicians about unusual or unexpected events requiring direct physician consultation.
• Works with interdisciplinary patient care team, implements patient instructional needs, and offers informational material and addresses special concerns.
• Evaluates patient care outcomes, consults with specialists as needed, and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
• Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.
• Promotes aseptic techniques, manages IV lines, ensures sterile techniques, oversees patient movement and positioning, and administers pharmacological vasodilator medications for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging.
• Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards, and takes corrective action when violations occur.
• Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies, and standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience: One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred. (Positions assigned to EP: require two (2) years of EP experience or demonstrated competency in all areas of EP Lab procedures).
• Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Additional certification may be required per department.