Nurse Cath Lab

CommonSpirit Health•Carmichael, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Day Full Time Cath Lab Registered Nurse provides care to patients with critical cardiac and peripheral conditions at Mercy San Juan Medical Center’s accredited Chest Pain Center. The RN performs complex cardiac and peripheral interventions, including EVAR and carotid stenting, and contributes to more than 2,500 procedures annually across two advanced Cath Lab rooms. The role requires high-acuity clinical care, efficiency, compassion, and participation in a weekday and weekend on-call rotation for emergency cardiac care. Responsibilities include conducting total-body and system assessments each shift or visit; planning, implementing, evaluating, and educating patients about their care; using unit-specific technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions; and completing legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation using the computerized documentation system. The RN is accountable for their decisions and conduct, cooperates with facility leadership, participates in orienting new staff and ancillary personnel, mentors students, and serves as a resource to nurses in other departments.

Requirements

At least one year of critical care RN experience within the last three years, or one year of Level I and/or Level II emergency department RN experience within the last three years in lieu of critical care experience.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of California.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
Training in cardiac rhythms and basic cardiac hemodynamics and anatomy.
Ability to wear lead aprons for an extended length of time during procedures.
Availability for required call.

Nice To Haves

Cardiac Cath Lab experience.

Responsibilities

Perform total-body and system assessments each shift or visit according to unit standards.
Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, and provide patient education.
Perform complex cardiac and peripheral interventions, including EVAR and carotid stenting.
Use technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions specific to the assigned unit.
Complete legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures, using the computerized documentation system.
Accept responsibility and accountability for personal decisions and behaviors and cooperate with direction from facility leadership.
Participate in orientation of new staff and ancillary personnel, mentor students, and serve as a resource to staff from other nursing departments.
Participate in weekday and weekend on-call rotations for emergency cardiac care.