Registered Nurse RN Cath Lab

Prime Healthcare•Evanston, IL

12h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Part Time Days position in the Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab at Prime Healthcare St Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL. The role involves providing direct patient care to adult and geriatric populations, addressing psychosocial and physical needs, and communicating with physicians about patient condition. The nurse will also assist with equipment maintenance, assess equipment readiness, obtain necessary supplies, monitor physiologic and hemodynamic data during procedures, and continuously monitor and record patient condition. Participation in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities is also expected.

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.