Registered Nurse - Cardiac Tele
About The Position
This is an Interventional Cardiac / Procedure Unit role. Responsibilities include pre/post invasive/diagnostics procedures, cardioversion, pre/post angiogram, elective PCI, and care for EP patients including ablation, lead placement, and pacer placement. The role also involves pre-TAVR & Mitral Clip, post-op recovery for same-day discharge structural heart patients (TAVRs, etc.), TEE, cardioversion, procedure sedation, blood/blood products administration, cardioversion/defibrillation, epicardial pacer management, sheath removal, tele interpretation, and managing heparin and insulin drips. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:3.
Requirements
- 2 years of experience required.
- Heavy experience with interventional cardiac patients.
- Experience with cardiac procedures.
- Proficient IV skills.
- Sheath pull experience required.
- Experience with stable drips.
- Dysrhythmia interpretation and management required.
- ACLS certification required.
- BLS certification required.
- NIHSS certification required.
- Must be flexible to float to like units.
- Must not be a first-time traveler.
- Must be willing to accept a travel contract if a perm candidate from another providence facility (non-Swedish) and separated for at least 3 months.
Nice To Haves
- Candidates from any other providence facility (NON SWEDISH) are eligible for a travel contract if they have been separated for at least 3 months.
- All Swedish facilities honor active compact license.
Responsibilities
- Care for interventional cardiac patients.
- Assist with cardiac procedures.
- Perform IV skills.
- Manage stable drips.
- Interpret and manage dysrhythmias.
- Provide pre/post invasive/diagnostics procedure care.
- Administer cardioversion.
- Provide pre/post angiogram care.
- Assist with elective PCI.
- Care for EP patients (ablation, lead placement, pacer placement).
- Provide pre-TAVR & Mitral Clip care.
- Manage post-op recovery for same-day discharge structural heart patients (TAVRs, etc.).
- Administer TEE.
- Administer procedure sedation.
- Administer blood/blood products.
- Perform cardioversion/defibrillation.
- Manage epicardial pacers.
- Perform sheath removal.
- Interpret telemetry.
- Administer heparin drips.
- Administer insulin drips.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
