Registered Nurse RN Cath Lab

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Cath Lab at Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Arizona, works with physicians and Special Procedure Technologists to perform cardiac procedures, including diagnostic, structural, and electrophysiology procedures. The department cares for pediatric and adult patients. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and those under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. This is a full-time position with three 12-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, on the day shift from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Night, holiday, and weekend call is required; employees must live within 30 minutes of the facility to meet the call requirement. A sign-on incentive of up to $15,000 is available.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
Night, holiday, and weekend call availability; must live within 30 minutes of the facility for the call requirement.
Experience, training, and education needed to perform the job, as established during the interview process.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review history, physicals, diagnostic results, and laboratory data; and report abnormal findings to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans with input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Provide and coordinate care according to physician orders, the nursing plan of care, organizational policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; delegate and supervise care appropriately.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research, shared leadership, and quality improvement activities.
Participate in education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors as appropriate.
Collaborate and communicate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, other health care providers, and clergy to support patient care.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.
Work with physicians and Special Procedure Technologists to perform cardiac catheterization lab procedures.