Registered Nurse RN or Cardiovascular Professional CVP - Cath Lab

Trinity Health•Boise, ID

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position offers two potential roles: Registered Nurse (RN) or Cardiovascular Professional (CVP) within the Cath Lab. The RN provides professional nursing care, collaborating with the healthcare team to assess, plan, and treat patients and families, promoting well-being and maintaining accurate documentation. The CVP performs duties related to various cardiology procedures in the Cath Lab, functioning as a member of the Regional Cath Lab Team to ensure a safe and efficient environment. This role may involve travel and call coverage between Boise and Nampa Cath Lab departments. Both roles emphasize patient advocacy, wise resource utilization, and promoting physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being.

Requirements

A current RN license is required.
Multistate licenses – If a nurse moves to Idaho from another compact state and is establishing residency, they must apply for licensure by endorsement and update their primary state of residence to Idaho within 60 days of being hired.
At hire, Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required. (ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS)
Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
Must have one of the following: Registered as a Radiologic Technologist (RT) by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) by Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), or Registered as a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.
Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a staff member in a hospital cath lab or Radiology Department (Special Procedures) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides professional nursing care in collaboration with members of the health care team in the ongoing assessment, planning and treatment of patients and families.
Utilizes resources wisely while promoting physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
Maintains accurate and complete documentation of nursing services.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Performs duties in Cath Lab related to diagnostic right and left heart catheterizations, pacemaker/ICD insertion, coronary interventions including balloon pump insertion, PTCA’s, Atherectomy (Laser and Rotablator), Stent, IVUS, myocardial biopsy, peripheral angiography and interventions, pericardiocentesis, and other cardiology procedures as assigned.
Functions as a member of the Regional Cath Lab Team to provide a safe, efficient environment.
May require orienting, travel, working and call coverage between Boise and Nampa Cath Lab departments as needed.
Maintains accurate and complete documentation of care provided.
Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups.
Ensures the accuracy of documenting services and supplies provided to the patients.
Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures.
Performs and documents comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments.
Educates patient based on assessment of needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates a plan of care based on patient's needs.
Communicates patient's current status and plan of care to other caregivers (verbally and in writing).
Prepares, gives and evaluates the effectiveness of medications.
Demonstrates safe operation of patient care equipment.
Provides nursing measures to alleviate or reduce pain.
Demonstrates therapeutic communication.
Establishes therapeutic and professional boundaries.
Integrates knowledge, experience, professional standards and hospital policies into nursing practice.
Meets unit specific technical skills.
Practices with the rules and regulations defined by the Idaho State Board of Nursing.
Performs all duties in the cath lab including scrubbing, monitoring, and circulating, which includes preparing and administering medications as directed by physician (Boise Only), performing and understanding digital imaging including dose and ensuring proper protection of staff and patient, ECG and Hemodynamic monitoring.
Prepares and assists in administering contrast agents by monitoring dosages and determining any potential allergies ensuring compliance with department policies and procedures.
Anticipates and responds accordingly to needs of physician and patient.
Communicates clearly with patients the purpose and extent of procedures.
Contributes to the comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments.
Participates in education of the patient based on assessed needs.
Contributes to development and implementation of elements of a plan of care based on patient's needs.
Prepares, administers and evaluates the effectiveness of medications (Boise Only).
Collaborates with patients to provide nursing measures to alleviate or reduce pain.