Registered Nurse - Rapid Response - 24 Hours - Midnights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse serves as a hospital resource for the Cardiac Catheterization lab, Intensive Care units, and general practice units. The role includes cross-training in the Cardiac Catheterization lab and Medical Intensive Care unit to care for patients undergoing emergent cardiac catheterization and provide post-catheterization care in the MICU. The nurse assists with and operates equipment during catheterization procedures, provides care from the start of the procedure through handoff to the accepting ICU nurse, and prioritizes emergent cardiac catheterization patients. When not caring for cardiac catheterization patients, the nurse responds to Rapid Response and Code Blue calls, supports MICU nurses caring for post-catheterization patients, transports patients, assists with procedures, performs difficult IV starts and blood draws, and helps with admissions and other emergent care. The position reports to the House Manager.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current State of Michigan nursing license.
- At least 2 years of ICU experience.
Nice To Haves
- Interventional Cardiac Catheterization experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist with emergent cardiac catheterizations during off shifts, weekends, and holidays.
- Respond to the ED when an emergent cardiac catheterization patient is identified; prepare the patient, provide primary nursing care in the ED and Cath lab, and continue care until handoff to the accepting ICU nurse.
- Assist with and operate equipment during cardiac catheterization procedures.
- Remove femoral artery sheaths after cardiac procedures.
- Respond to Code Blue and Rapid Response calls.
- Support MICU nurses caring for post-cardiac catheterization patients.
- Transport ED patients to ICUs or general practice units to ICUs, and transport ICU patients to tests and procedures.
- Assist with moderate sedation for ICU bedside procedures.
- Support unexpected emergent care.
- Perform difficult blood draws and IV starts.
- Assist with admissions in inpatient areas as appropriate.
- Assist with lengthy bedside procedures lasting more than 30 minutes.
- Complete hospital rounds to assess needs.
- Assist general practice unit nurses with medical needs involving limited exposure, such as CAPD and wound vacs.
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Job Type
Part-time
