Cardiac Cath Lab RN

Southern Ohio Medical Center•Portsmouth, OH

51d

About The Position

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager of the Cardiac Cath Lab. The Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse's primary job function is to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individual patient care in addition to assisting the physician during the Cath procedure. Policies and procedures for the department are maintained during this period of caring for the patient. The RN accepts responsibility for the direction of co-workers in the inplementation of the plan of care. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or successful completion of an equivalent High School Exam Required
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
Licensed to practice as an RN in Ohio required
BLS within 90 days of hire required
ACLS within 1 year of hire required

Nice To Haves

Previous Cardiac Cath Lab and/or Critical Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Completes nursing assessment of patients in the Cardiac Cath Lab and documents appropriately into patient record.
Communicates and collaborates with physicians and other health team members.
Provides and coordinates patient care with other health team members.
Monitors patients' responses to interventions and reports outcomes.
Administers medication and assists the physician/cardiologist during the procedure.
Monitor and evaluates patients before, during, and post procedure.
Shares on-call responsibilities with a 30 minute response time
Maintains cleaniness of rooms and adequate stock of supplies
Transports patients as needed
Reports all equipment malfunctions and performs QCAS as required
Assists in training newer less experienced employees
Pre-cleans, decontaminates and transports contaminated instruments according to policy
Performs intermediate-level disinfection and/ or high level disinfection per the Instructions for Use (IFU) by the manufacture. This includes ensuring the scopes or probes used within the department are cleaned, disinfected, maintained and stored per the IFU's.