Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab

Conifer Health Solutions•West Palm Beach, FL

11d

About The Position

The Cardiovascular RN works as part of an integrated Cardiac/EP and IR lab to plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for designated patients under the direction and supervision of the Director and/or designee. The nurse serves as a team leader and facilitator, communicating with other members of the health team. Responsibilities include closely monitoring patients for complications, administering medications including moderate sedation, documenting procedures, and potentially circulating or scrubbing into procedures. The nurse evaluates patient and family learning needs and provides education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. The role includes delegating patient care to ancillary personnel and may involve precepting student nurses and new hires. The position requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, minimal supervision, and the ability to work in a fast-paced critical care environment and take appropriate action. The nurse takes call for emergent procedures and must meet a 30-minute on-call arrival requirement. The nurse follows hospital policies and procedures and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.
Current BLS certification.
ACLS certification within three months of hire.
At least one year of nursing experience in a critical care setting, such as ICU, ED, or Trauma.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced critical care environment.
Ability to take appropriate action in a critical care environment.
Ability to meet the 30-minute on-call arrival requirement for emergent procedures.

Nice To Haves

Three years of critical care experience preferred.
Prior experience in procedural areas such as Cath, IR, EP, or Neuro preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, and growth and development needs.
Develop a plan of care using assessment data and provide teaching and guidance to patients, families, and staff members.
Implement nursing plans of care for assigned patients.
Communicate and document patient activities, needs, and assessments.
Evaluate patients’ responses to nursing interventions and teaching.
Monitor patients for complications and administer medications, including moderate sedation.
Document procedures and may circulate or scrub into procedures.
Coordinate and communicate with other health team members as a team leader and facilitator.
Delegate patient care to ancillary personnel.
Provide patient and family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
May precept student nurses and new hires.
Demonstrate leadership skills and assist other Cardiology departments and nursing units.
Take call for emergent procedures and meet the 30-minute on-call arrival requirement.
Follow hospital policies and procedures and perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate fiscal responsibility.