Nurse Cath Lab

CommonSpirit Health•Carmichael, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Day Full Time Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN) at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, you will care for patients with critical cardiac and peripheral conditions and help them receive life-saving interventions and advanced care at the hospital’s accredited Chest Pain Center. The Cath Lab performs complex cardiac and peripheral interventions, including EVAR and carotid stenting, and contributes to more than 2,500 procedures annually across two advanced rooms. The role requires high-acuity care in a fast-paced environment and participation in a weekday and weekend on-call rotation for emergency cardiac care. The RN performs patient assessments; plans, implements, and evaluates care; and provides patient education. The nurse uses unit-specific technology, procedures, protocols, standards, and interventions, and maintains legible, timely, concise, and accurate documentation using the computerized documentation system. The role also includes accountability for one’s decisions and behaviors, cooperation with facility leadership, participation in staff orientation, mentoring students, and serving as a resource to other nursing departments. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is offered to eligible new hires.

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 ED RN experience within the last three years in lieu of critical care experience.
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in 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, 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 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 in 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 constructively, and serve as a resource to staff from other nursing departments.
Participate in a weekday and weekend on-call rotation for emergency cardiac care.