Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab

McLaren Health Care • Petoskey, MI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers nursing care within the assigned unit’s scope of practice, following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, and standards of care and practice. The role is in a cardiac cath lab department with three catheterization labs and one electrophysiology lab. Procedures include diagnostic heart catheterizations, high-risk PCI, peripheral angiograms, TAVR, pacemaker implantations, ablations, and Watchman device placement. The department also provides transesophageal echocardiograms and cardioversions. Pre- and post-operative nurses care for patients before and after procedures, working alongside patient care technicians and an interprofessional team that includes cardiologists and cardiovascular invasive specialists to provide patient-centered care.

The position is scheduled for day shift, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with 80 scheduled hours biweekly.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as a Healthcare Provider.
• ACLS certification within six months of hire into the Cardiac Cath Lab department.
• Experience in a specialty area may be considered; experience specific to the unit or position may be required to maintain the unit’s competency level as required by a regulatory agency.

Nice To Haves

• One year of professional nursing experience.
• ACLS certification is preferred in other units.

Responsibilities

• Assess assigned patients, document and evaluate their responses to the plan of care, and take appropriate corrective action.
• Plan and implement the patient’s plan of care or standard of care and provide patient teaching using that plan.
• Oversee ancillary personnel performing technical tasks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree