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About the Role

The Cardiac Catheterization Lab RN is a specialized staff nurse who plays a key role in providing care to patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures. This role requires call on a rotating basis during nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

Identify patient care requirements, establishing personal rapport with patients and families and understanding of plan of care throughout the patient’s experience.
Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends and families.
Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends and family to understand disease process, medications, and self-care skills, and provide time to answer questions.
Ensure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending adjustments to the patient’s needs.
The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimum patient care.
Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs; maintaining equipment, inventories, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and controlled substance regulations. Utilize universal precautions and practice at all times.
Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care staff.
Document patient care service by charting in patients’ medical records accurately and timely in accordance with licensure and regulatory/hospital standards.
Maintain continuity of care with the nursing team by communicating plan of care and follow through with multidisciplinary team ensuring that patient administration of care for all services provided are organized, planned and delivered.
Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory and PAR level; anticipating needs for supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies, verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies; using equipment to accomplish job.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, mandatory in-services; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development.
Engage in quality improvement initiatives including continuing education, participation in hospital-wide and unit specific teams, identifying nursing practice areas for quality improvement and safe outcomes.
Maintain a cooperative relationship among the healthcare team by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem solving.
Provide service excellence to patients and their families/visitors that meets or exceeds patient expectations through offering empathetic and compassionate patient-centered care.
Professionally manage patient and family/visitor needs and concerns using AIDET and positive service recovery methods.
Respond to patient requests and makes active referrals to subject matter expert/decision maker who can fulfill the patient request.
Provide culturally sensitive care.
Meet all MVHS and department competencies and training requirements.
Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse
Current ACLS
ACLS and Basic Life Support certification.
Critical care or prior cath lab experience.
One or more years of experience in related setting.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Skills

Patient assessment
Administering medications
Assisting physicians during procedures
Monitoring vital signs
Ensuring patient safety
Patient education
Supporting recovery
Collaboration with multidisciplinary team
High-quality cardiac care
Infection control
Medication administration
Controlled substance regulations
Universal precautions
Quality improvement
Service excellence
AIDET
Positive service recovery methods

Location

Work Type

Full-Time
NYSNA - 9.5 x 4

Experience Level

One or more years of experience in related setting

Education Level

Associate's degree from an accredited nursing program
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program or higher degree

Salary/Compensations

$40.19-$56.51

About the Company

CARDIAC CATH LAB

Equal Opportunity

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.