Mercy Health BSMH-posted 2 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Youngstown, OH

The Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN) provides, coordinates, plans, and evaluates the care of the patient in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team and within the established nursing process framework. Evaluation is done through data collection, assessment, identification, and prioritization of patient problems/needs including evaluation of process/outcome of nursing care, interventions, and teaching. The RN coordinates, provides, and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates the care provided by health team members.

  • Conducts and analyzes initial and ongoing patient assessment, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness.
  • Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and organization policies and procedures.
  • Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
  • Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department and collaborates with spiritual care, palliative, and ethics when needed.
  • Serves as a point person for care coordination for family members or caregivers.
  • Using the AACN Synergy Model, restores, supports, promotes, rehabilitates, or palliates to maintain the physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial stability of patients across the lifespan.
  • Synthesizes and prioritizes information in order to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient-focused action using clinical judgement and clinical inquiry.
  • Anticipates and responds with confidence and adapts to rapidly changing patient conditions.
  • Responds to the unique needs of the patients and families coping with unanticipated illness or injury and treatment and advocate for their choices in quality of life.
  • Functions independently in the role of scrub nurse and circulator.
  • Participates in the on-call system for emergency and urgent procedures on weekends, nights, and holidays. Must be able to respond to STEMI call backs in less than 30 minutes.
  • Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact (required)
  • 1 year RN experience in telemetry, critical care, cardiac cath lab, ER, or OR (required)
  • BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care, ACLS required within 6 months of hire)
  • CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred)
  • PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred)
  • National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Certification (preferred)
  • RCIS Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (preferred)
  • RCES Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (preferred)
  • Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)
  • EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred)
  • Critical Care Course (preferred)
  • Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Life insurance w/AD&D
  • Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
  • Paid time off
  • Educational Assistance
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