Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Functions under the direction of the Site Manager. He/she is responsible for performing a wide variety of clinical procedures requiring independent judgement, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of the equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases. The registered nurse is responsible for implementing the nursing process based on expanded knowledge and experience. The nurse is responsible for providing patient care with an understanding and awareness of age specific needs. Addresses the biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and patient/family education needs in providing care to the patient and family. The nurse can independently perform job functions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited/approved School of Nursing
Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN - Multi-state Compact
Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS - Instructor or ACLS - Provisional
1 year ICU/CCU/ER or previous Cath Lab/EP Lab experience
Must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude (see WellStars Standards of Gold and Values).

Responsibilities

Builds a culture of trust and engagement as reflected in the Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey at a direct report, workgroup and hospital/entity level.
Holds leaders accountable for behaviors that create trust and engagement.
Performs all duties and responsibilities of this position in a manner that reflects the values of WellStar.
Maintains and strengthens relationships with physicians and assures their involvement in developing systems to assure the growth of the service and the cost effective delivery of quality patient care in a manner that fosters patient and employee satisfaction.
Completes Cath Lab/EP competencies
Provides intraprocedural care to stable and unstable Cath/PCI/EP patients
Able to use critical thinking skills
Able to deliver patient care in complex, multiple problem patient care situations
Administers conscious sedation per system policy and procedure
Performs required pre-procedure preparation and safety checks
Demonstrates and understands sterile technique
Demonstrates IV administration competence and maintenance
Performs hemodynamic monitoring and procedural documentation
Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, i.e. Armband, DOB, verbal identification
Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker
Verifies Written Order, seeks clarification is unclear
Understands and complies with verbal order RBAC and performs necessary follow-up with written order
Completes preprocedural verification/time out
Understands and complies with site/side marking when indicated
Must be flexible with hours to meet department needs
Able to work scheduled and On-Call hours if necessary
Knows existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable.
Introduces self to patient and/or guardian utilizing proper scripting
Transports patients as needed
Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers
Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and Performance Improvement
Completes necessary paperwork
Answers department phone using proper scripting
Completes chart reviews as needed
Performs QA/QC functions as needed
Maintains current successful completion of BLS and ACLS
Understands Scope of Service for Cath Lab / EP Lab
Assists in in-service/training for other Cath Lab / EP Lab staff as appropriate
Recognizes that total patient care starts when the patient arrives at our facility and ends when the physician/patient has the imaging results.
Meets Service Recovery and Customer Service Guidelines as needed.
Maintains checking the crash cart and procedure rooms
Responsible for patient, family/support system education
Provides post procedural home care instructions as needed.