Registered Nurse RN - Cardiology

Prime Healthcare•Chicago, IL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse in the Cardiology Department at St. Mary's of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, IL. The role involves providing direct patient care to adult and geriatric populations, addressing psychosocial, physical, and general aspects of care within a surgical environment. The nurse will continuously communicate with physicians about patient conditions, assist with equipment and inventory maintenance, and ensure the readiness of procedure rooms and equipment. Key responsibilities include obtaining supplies for cases, monitoring physiologic and hemodynamic data related to diagnostic and/or therapeutic cardiovascular procedures, and continuously recording patient conditions in the Cardiovascular Lab. The role also involves participation in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.

Requirements

Active state Registered Nursing (RN) License; required.
Current BCLS (AHA), ACLS certificate upon hire and maintain current; required.
One (1) year clinical experience in a Cardiovascular Lab doing cardiac work or in a Critical Care area; required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN); preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care to adult and geriatric patient populations.
Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment.
Communicates with physician continuously and as needed about patient condition.
Assists with the maintenance of equipment and inventory.
Assesses procedure room or equipment functioning and readiness.
Obtains supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of the Cardiovascular Laboratory team are met.
Monitors physiologic and hemodynamic data, as related to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures performed in the cardiovascular lab.
Monitors and records patients condition continuously while in the Cardiovascular lab.
Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.