Registered Nurse (RN) - Angiography

Prime Healthcare•Lynwood, CA

1d•$62•Onsite

About The Position

St. Francis Medical Center is a leading comprehensive healthcare institution in Los Angeles, providing vital healthcare services to the community. The hospital is recognized for its full range of diagnostic and treatment services in various specialties, including Cardiovascular, Surgical, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, and Emergency and Trauma Care. St. Francis Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, STEMI Receiving Center, ED Approved for Pediatrics, Geriatric ED, Level III Neonatal ICU, and Level II Trauma Center. This role involves joining an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to compassion, quality, and service.

Requirements

Active state Registered Nursing (RN) License; required.
Current BCLS (AHA), ACLS certificate upon hire and maintain current; required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN); preferred.
One (1) year clinical experience in an Acute Care organization or in a Critical Care area preferred.
Neuro/Stroke clinical experience; preferred.
NIHSS certification within 1 month.

Responsibilities

Delivering safe, high quality direct patient care to adult and geriatric patient populations during procedural cases in the Cardiac Cath Lab and Angio/IR Suites.
Addressing the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care utilizing the nursing process within the scope of practice in support of the Cardiologist, Radiologist, and/or Interventional Neurologist, for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Assisting with the maintenance of equipment and procedure room readiness, including equipment and supplies.
Providing Moderate Sedation as ordered by the physician.
Assessing procedure room for equipment functioning and readiness and ensuring all appropriate needs of the Cath Lab/Angio/Interventional Radiology suite and/or Holding area so the team functions efficiently and effectively.
Monitoring physiologic and hemodynamic data, as related to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures performed in the Cardiac Cath Lab, Angio/IR Suite, and/or Special Studies (which includes CT and Ultrasound procedures).
Monitoring and recording patient condition continuously while in the Angio/Interventional Radiology/Cardiovascular lab and Special Studies.
Willingness to learn and pursue new procedures related to specialty, while maintaining adherence to regulations, standards and hospital or unit policies and procedures.
Participating in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Acting as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.