Cath Lab RN (4 10 hr shifts)

Baptist Health•Homewood, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Cath Lab) administers patient care in a hospital or inpatient setting for patients with advanced illness or injury requiring timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support their medical condition. The role calls for advanced nursing skills, continuous vigilance, and care in a setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio. The position is listed as four 10-hour shifts. At Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, the RN works with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage patient care, support patients and families, and contribute to hospital and nursing department goals. The position includes competitive pay and benefits beginning on the first day of employment.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
One year of experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit or department.

Responsibilities

Provide complex patient assessments and therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance.
Use assessment and other information to anticipate and respond to changing patient conditions.
Prioritize information and take timely, decisive, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and record electronic displays, including pressure readings and cardiac rhythms.
Respond to life-saving situations in accordance with nursing standards and protocols.
Observe, monitor, and assess patients; identify serious situations and notify a physician or take preplanned emergency measures when a physician is not immediately available.
Assess patient needs, develop or revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, respect diversity, and advocate for patients and families.
Provide age-appropriate care using knowledge of growth and development across the life span.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
Collaborate with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to plan and manage the unit or department.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for an assigned group of patients.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, patient safety, and other care in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and unit or department patient-care equipment.
Prioritize ongoing patient care in accordance with evidence-based standards of care and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant patient-condition information and unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
Provide compassionate, therapeutic care for patients and families while respecting legal issues and patients’ rights.