Registered Nurse - Cath Lab

Prime Healthcare • Olympia Fields, IL

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care to adult and geriatric patients in the Cardiac Cath Lab. The role addresses psychosocial, physical, and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment and communicates with physicians about patient condition as needed. The nurse monitors physiologic and hemodynamic data during diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular procedures and continuously monitors and records patients’ conditions while they are in the lab. The role also helps maintain equipment and inventory, checks procedure-room and equipment readiness, obtains case supplies, and ensures the cardiovascular laboratory team has the appropriate resources. Participation in performance-improvement and continuous-quality-improvement activities is expected.

This is a full-time day-shift position at Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, Illinois, with call required. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process. The stated compensation estimate, including wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $38.18 to $57.87. Starting compensation depends on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

• Active state Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Current BCLS (AHA) certification.
• ACLS certificate upon hire and maintenance of current certification.
• One year of clinical experience in a cardiovascular lab doing cardiac work or in a critical care area.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to adult and geriatric patient populations.
• Address psychosocial, physical, and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment.
• Communicate with physicians continuously and as needed about patient condition.
• Assist with maintenance of equipment and inventory.
• Assess procedure-room and equipment functioning and readiness.
• Obtain supplies for individual cases and ensure the cardiovascular laboratory team’s appropriate needs are met.
• Monitor physiologic and hemodynamic data related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in the cardiovascular lab.
• Continuously monitor and record patients’ conditions while they are in the cardiovascular lab.
• Participate in performance-improvement and continuous-quality-improvement activities.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed