Cath Lab RN

Baylor Scott & White Health•Plano, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who coordinates patient care using the BSWH nursing model and the nursing process. The RN assesses patients, identifies nursing diagnoses, develops and implements individualized care plans, evaluates responses, and modifies plans to achieve desired outcomes. The RN promotes safe patient transitions through the healthcare system and delegates interventions in accordance with the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and staff competencies. The role includes clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, therapeutic and culturally responsive care, patient advocacy, education, collaboration, systems thinking, and professional development. The RN protects patient rights and confidentiality, addresses ethical and clinical concerns, and supports patients, families, colleagues, and the community through education and coordinated care. This is a full-time, day-shift position at The Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, scheduled for four 10-hour shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call is required: the employee must be within a 30-minute radius, with 6–10 call shifts and one weekend per six-week schedule, as well as one holiday call per year. The role involves structural heart procedures, including TAVRs, LAAOs, and Clips, and uses Epic Cupid charting and Mac Lab hemodynamic monitoring.

Requirements

Minimum one year of Cath Lab experience.
Graduate of an accredited nursing program, or two years of work experience above the minimum qualification.
Major in Nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) license/registration.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS required within 30 days of hire.
Knowledge of nursing and patient-care standards, procedures, laws, regulations, and applicable hospital and department policies.
Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and management, and medications, including common dosages, effects, and adverse reactions.
Knowledge of nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
Clear verbal and written communication skills.
Social skills to interact with a wide range of people.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
General computer skills, including Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.
Ability to work required call shifts and remain within a 30-minute radius during call.

Nice To Haves

Experience with structural heart procedures, including TAVRs, LAAOs, and Clips.
Experience with Epic Cupid charting.
Experience with the Mac Lab hemodynamic monitoring system.

Responsibilities

Assess patients according to standards and identify and prioritize patient and family needs.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify individualized nursing care plans.
Promote safe patient transitions and prevent avoidable complications or delays.
Delegate interventions and tasks appropriately, based on patient condition, staff competencies, and the Texas Nursing Practice Act, and ensure timely follow-up.
Evaluate nursing practice quality and effectiveness, support evidence-based practice changes, and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
Create a safe, attentive, therapeutic environment and develop appropriate therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Manage patients' emotional and physical pain to promote relief and healing.
Incorporate patients' and families' culture, beliefs, identity, lifestyle, age, and values into care planning.
Protect patient and family confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights; represent their concerns and help resolve ethical and clinical issues.
Facilitate learning for patients, families, nursing staff, the healthcare team, and the community; assess and document learning needs and outcomes.
Collaborate with colleagues and the community to create and implement care plans.
Use strategies and resources to solve problems while considering safety, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Participate in mutual governance, decision-making, staffing processes, continuing education, professional development, and community service.
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.
Use general computer skills and electronic medical documentation systems.