Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab

Lifepoint Health•Winchester, KY

About The Position

The Cath Lab Registered Nurse provides direct patient care in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory using the nursing process and in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice. The RN supervises, teaches, and delegates to other personnel involved in nursing care, and works to optimize patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical or healthcare errors. The role includes developing and revising individualized plans of care based on patient response to treatment and evaluating their effectiveness daily. The RN monitors, records, and communicates patient conditions to the care team, providers, patients, and families as appropriate. The RN also coordinates care across disciplines, including transfers, discharge, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support; provides appropriate patient and family education; and advocates for patients’ physical and emotional well-being and rights. The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory has one procedure room and four holding bays. Its interventional cardiologists perform cardiac catheterizations, pacemaker implantation, peripheral interventions, pulmonary embolism treatments, and carotid interventions. The position is full-time, day shift, scheduled 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., and requires call shifts. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

Current RN license in Kentucky or a compact state.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing school.
ACLS certification required.
BCLS certification required.
Must be willing to take call shifts.
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
Supervise, teach, and delegate to personnel performing activities related to nursing care.
Perform patient care in a manner that optimizes safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or healthcare errors.
Formulate individualized plans of care, revise them in response to treatment outcomes, and evaluate their effectiveness daily.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition to the care team, provider, patient, and family as appropriate.
Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfers, discharge, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
Assess patient and family learning needs and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
Advocate for the patient’s physical and emotional well-being and protect patient rights.