RN Cath/ EP KH

About the Role

Functions under the direction of the Site Manager. Responsible for performing a wide variety of clinical procedures requiring independent judgement, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of the equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases. The registered nurse is responsible for implementing the nursing process based on expanded knowledge and experience. The nurse is responsible for providing patient care with an understanding and awareness of age specific needs. Addresses the biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and patient/family education needs in providing care to the patient and family. The nurse can independently perform job functions.

Core Responsibilities

• Must be flexible with hours to meet department needs
• Able to work scheduled and On-Call hours if necessary
• Knows existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable
• Introduces self to patient and/or guardian utilizing proper scripting
• Transports patients as needed
• Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers
• Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and Performance Improvement
• Completes necessary paperwork
• Answers department phone using proper scripting
• Completes chart reviews as needed
• Performs QA/QC functions as needed
• Maintains current successful completion of BLS and ACLS
• Understands Scope of Service for Cath Lab / EP Lab
• Assists in in-service/training for other Cath Lab / EP Lab staff as appropriate
• Recognizes that total patient care starts when the patient arrives at our facility and ends when the physician/patient has the imaging results
• Meets Service Recovery and Customer Service Guidelines as needed
• Maintains checking the crash cart and procedure rooms

Clinical Skills

• Completes Cath Lab/EP competencies
• Provides intraprocedural care to stable and unstable Cath/PCI/EP patients
• Able to use critical thinking skills
• Able to deliver patient care in complex, multiple problem patient care situations
• Administers conscious sedation per system policy and procedure
• Performs required pre-procedure preparation and safety checks
• Demonstrates and understands sterile technique
• Demonstrates IV administration competence and maintenance
• Performs hemodynamic monitoring and procedural documentation

Quality and Patient Safety

• Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, i.e. Armband, DOB, verbal identification
• Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker
• Verifies Written Order, seeks clarification is unclear
• Understands and complies with verbal order RBAC and performs necessary follow-up with written order
• Completes preprocedural verification/time out
• Understands and complies with site/side marking when indicated

Patient Education

• Responsible for patient, family/support system education
• Provides post procedural home care instructions as needed

Qualifications

Required Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited/approved School of Nursing.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor

Required Minimum Experience: 1 year ICU/CCU/ER or previous Cath Lab/EP Lab experience (Preferred).

Required Minimum Skills: The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStar's Standards of Gold and Values).