Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in a cardiac catheterization laboratory that performs minimally invasive cardiac diagnostic and interventional procedures, including catheterization, PCI for STEMI, cardioversion, tilt table testing, and transesophageal echocardiography. The lab serves patients scheduled for outpatient procedures as well as urgent and emergent cases. A multidisciplinary team is available 24/7, and the facility is accredited for chest pain care. The cath lab is staffed by registered nurses and radiology technologists. The RN provides nursing care requiring specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills grounded in psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences. The nurse uses high-level assessment skills to design and ensure multidisciplinary care that meets patients' holistic needs, following established practice guidelines and regulatory standards. The role includes identifying patient needs, implementing appropriate interventions, delegating and supervising nursing activities, maintaining plans for nursing care, and competently performing technical aspects of care. The position has access to medication storage areas as required and follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing.
- ACLS and BLS recognized by the American Heart Association within six months of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Critical care nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Use high-level assessment skills to design and ensure multidisciplinary patient care that meets holistic needs and follows practice guidelines and regulatory standards.
- Assess and identify patient needs and implement appropriate interventions based on the needs of patient populations within the department's scope of service.
- Delegate nursing care activities and provide supervision.
- Establish and maintain a plan for the delivery of nursing care.
- Ensure nursing care interventions and activities are directed toward resolving problems.
- Perform technical aspects of care competently.
- Follow hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Health, vision, dental, and pet insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Identity theft protection.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 annually.
- Company-paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Five days of paid time off available upon hire.
- Bereavement leave, including pets.
- PTO sell-back program.
- Compassionate leave sharing program (PTO donation).
- Employee Support Fund for employees needing emergency financial support.
- Retirement plan with company match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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