Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath/EP Lab, PRN

Wellstar Health System • Marietta, GA

2d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works under the direction of the Site Manager and performs clinical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative in using equipment to diagnose or treat diseases. The nurse implements the nursing process using expanded knowledge and experience and provides care with awareness of patients’ age-specific, biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and educational needs. The role requires independent performance of job functions and care for stable and unstable Cath/PCI/EP patients.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited or approved School of Nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse license: single-state or RN multi-state compact.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or BLS Instructor certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), ACLS Instructor, or ACLS Provisional certification; certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
• Ability to communicate and understand verbal and written English and display a positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

• One year of ICU, CCU, or ER experience, or previous Cath Lab/EP Lab experience, is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete Cath Lab/EP competencies and provide intraprocedural care to stable and unstable Cath/PCI/EP patients.
• Use critical thinking and deliver care in complex, multiple-problem patient situations.
• Administer conscious sedation according to system policy and procedure.
• Perform pre-procedure preparation and safety checks, maintain sterile technique, administer and maintain IVs, monitor hemodynamics, and document procedures.
• Verify patient identity using two identifiers, check for similar-name stickers, confirm written orders and clarify unclear orders, and comply with verbal-order requirements and follow-up documentation.
• Complete preprocedural verification and time-out procedures and comply with site/side marking requirements when indicated.
• Be flexible to meet department needs and work scheduled and on-call hours if necessary.
• Follow communication and authority lines and communicate appropriately; remain dependable, cooperative, and emotionally stable.
• Introduce self to patients or guardians using proper scripting, transport patients as needed, and provide privacy and comfort.
• Assist with departmental records, regulatory and Joint Commission standards, performance improvement, paperwork, chart reviews, and QA/QC functions.
• Answer department phones using proper scripting and maintain current successful BLS and ACLS completion.
• Understand the Cath Lab/EP Lab scope of service and assist with staff in-service training as appropriate.
• Provide care throughout the patient's facility visit, from arrival through receipt of imaging results, and meet service-recovery and customer-service guidelines.
• Check the crash cart and procedure rooms.
• Educate patients and their families or support systems and provide post-procedure home-care instructions as needed.
• Build trust and engagement, reflect Wellstar's values, and strengthen relationships with physicians to support service growth and cost-effective, quality patient care.

What This Job Offers