Registered Nurse - Hybrid Room - Full time

Valley Health System•Winchester, VA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Hybrid Lab RN is responsible for helping to develop and implement systems to assure the smooth and efficient flow of patients for procedures in the Hybrid Lab. Duties include but are not limited to the patient assessment, administration of medications, moderate sedation, hemodynamic monitoring, circulating and scrubbing during Hybrid procedures. Able to demonstrate progressive learning of Hybrid procedures. This position also assists in pre and post patient assessment and patient care, patient and family teaching, circulating, hemodynamic monitoring, and may scrub as needed during invasive procedures. This individual is able to demonstrate clinical knowledge in working with Hybrid Room patients during invasive interventional hybrid procedures. Additional responsibilities include Scrub Nurse Role: Maintains the integrity of the sterile field; selects and handles instruments and supplies used for the procedure, anticipates and assists physician as needed. Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and skill of the moderate sedation process. Performs an in-depth cardiovascular and sedation assessment in accordance with current VHMC policies. Is able to maintain consistent level of moderate sedation in conjunction with procedure performed and individual patient’s clinical state. Initiates additional patient comfort measures/alternatives for sedation, as appropriate. Assures that informed consent has been obtained on the patient and that all questions and concerns have been answered to the patient's satisfaction. Inventories all countable items both pre- and post-surgery to ensure none remain in the patient post-operatively. Staff will also float to OR and Invasive areas as needed. A Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for the care of the population they are assigned. The RN is required to complete yearly mandatory competencies, any unit specific competencies that are identified by the Director/Designee as it relates to the patient population of their unit as well as completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements which include: Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse, PI Activity and department initiatives, communicates and shares information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee, a Valley Health paid Education, Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article. Portfolio is current and submitted to Director/Designee annually by March 1st. Must be on a committee and provide validation of participation. Routinely solicits and validates patient/family satisfaction, participates in peer review for unit and develops bulletin board or poster that provides educational Information to staff/patients/family members.

Requirements

Associates degree in Nursing (RN Diploma, ASN, or ADN)
RN licensure
Multi-state license, under the Nurse Licensure Compact OR Single-state license, valid in Virginia only
BLS Certification (Basic Life Support) - American Heart ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved
Competent in providing care based on the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological stages of human growth and development
Competent to provide care to patients utilizing the nursing process
Must have a reliable means of phone communication with hospital
If an RNA beginning employment as an RN I or promoting to an RN I from any VH position, must secure: Eligibility to Test Letter (or interim phone primary source verification and documentation of same by VH Nurse Recruitment, while awaiting letter to come in the mail) from the Virginia Board of Nursing if a Virginia resident or non-Compact state resident.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN)
Relevant specialty certification

Responsibilities

Patient assessment
Administration of medications
Moderate sedation
Hemodynamic monitoring
Circulating and scrubbing during Hybrid procedures
Pre and post patient assessment and patient care
Patient and family teaching
Scrubbing as needed during invasive procedures
Maintaining the integrity of the sterile field
Selecting and handling instruments and supplies used for the procedure
Anticipating and assisting physician as needed
Performing an in-depth cardiovascular and sedation assessment
Maintaining consistent level of moderate sedation
Initiating additional patient comfort measures/alternatives for sedation
Assuring informed consent has been obtained
Inventories all countable items both pre- and post-surgery
Floating to OR and Invasive areas as needed
Completing yearly mandatory competencies
Completing unit specific competencies
Completion of the Professional Practice Ladder requirements
Assuming responsibility as Charge Nurse
Participating in PI Activity and department initiatives
Communicating and sharing information to Director/Designee and co-workers from unit or hospital committee
Completing a Valley Health paid Education, Seminar/Conference, workshop or Nursing Article
Ensuring portfolio is current and submitted annually by March 1st
Being on a committee and providing validation of participation
Routinely soliciting and validating patient/family satisfaction
Participating in peer review for unit
Developing bulletin board or poster that provides educational information to staff/patients/family members