Cath Lab EP RN

Baylor Scott & White Health•Plano, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional. The RN uses the BSWH nursing model to coordinate patient care. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient and identifies nursing diagnoses. The RN develops and implements an individualized care plan and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for patients by using knowledge of patient needs. The RN helps patients transition through healthcare without preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to healthcare personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act. Delegation also considers each patient's condition and the employee's competencies. Essential Functions of the Role Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate assessments according to standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements, and evaluates the nursing care plan. Modifies the plan to meet outcomes. Clinical Inquiry: Evaluates nursing practice quality and effectiveness, including nursing indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through research and learning. Participates in quality improvement initiatives. Caring Practices: Creates an attentive, helpful, safe, and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patients and families and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages emotional and physical pain to promote relief and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering. Recognizes and appreciates a patient's and family's unique differences. Incorporates culture, beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, status, age, and values into a care plan. Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights of patients and families. Represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients, families, nursing staff, health care team, and community. Integrates education throughout care to help them make informed health care recommendations. Includes health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes. Partnership: Works collaboratively with colleagues and community to create and implement a care plan. Open to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates tasks to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and resources for problem-solving for patients, family, and staff. Recognizes limited resources and considers safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care. Professionalism improves nursing practice and the work environment. It involves participating in mutual governance and decision-making processes. It also includes recognizing the contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and pursues ongoing professional growth through continuing education. Engages in networking with professional colleagues and involvement in nursing organizations. Involves self-study, professional reading, certification, and seeking advanced degrees. Contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues. Demonstrates commitment to community service. Key Success Factors Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and procedures. Know laws, rules, and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying bodies; hospital and department standards, protocols, policies, and procedures for nursing care in the assigned area. Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention and management. Understanding of medications, common dosages, effects, and possible adverse reactions. Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights. Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing. Social skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies. Must have critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Observe changes in patients' medical conditions and communicate them to nursing staff and physicians. Provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care through the nursing process. Respect the diversity of human experience. Develop, evaluate, implement, and modify patient care plans as needed. General computer skills include Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email. Belonging Statement We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Requirements

Graduation from an Accredited Program or two years of work experience above the minimum qualification.
Two years of RN experience.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within thirty days of hire.
Knowledge and expertise of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying bodies; hospital and department standards, protocols, policies, and procedures for nursing care in the assigned area.
Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention and management.
Understanding of medications, common dosages, effects, and possible adverse reactions.
Knowledge of medical and professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Ability to communicate thoughts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Social skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies.
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
General computer skills include Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.

Nice To Haves

Cardiac ICU/PCU experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care using the BSWH nursing model.
Assess patients and identify nursing diagnoses.
Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans.
Promote safe patient passage and transition through healthcare.
Delegate interventions based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and employee competencies.
Conduct accurate assessments using clinical reasoning.
Identify and prioritize patient and family needs.
Modify care plans to meet outcomes.
Evaluate nursing practice quality and effectiveness.
Support evidence-based practice changes through research and learning.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
Create a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff.
Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Manage emotional and physical pain to promote relief and healing.
Incorporate patient and family culture, beliefs, and values into care plans.
Preserve and protect patient confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Represent patient and family concerns.
Create individualized plans reflecting patient and family values and goals.
Identify and resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Facilitate learning for patients, families, nursing staff, healthcare team, and community.
Integrate education throughout care for informed health recommendations.
Include health promotion and disease prevention.
Assess and document learning needs and outcomes.
Collaborate with colleagues and community to create and implement care plans.
Delegate tasks to appropriate staff and ensure timely follow-up.
Use strategies and resources for problem-solving.
Consider safety, effectiveness, and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.
Improve nursing practice and the work environment.
Participate in mutual governance and decision-making processes.
Participate in the staffing process.
Identify personal goals and pursue ongoing professional growth.
Engage in networking with professional colleagues and involvement in nursing organizations.
Contribute to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
Demonstrate commitment to community service.
Observe changes in patients' medical conditions and communicate them to nursing staff and physicians.
Provide age-specific, quality, patient-centered care.
Respect the diversity of human experience.