BMH Cardiovascular Unit Full-Time Variable Shift

Bronson Healthcare Group•Kalamazoo, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse provides safe, cost-effective, and efficient nursing care in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (CVSL). The role functions as a scrub nurse, circulator, and/or recorder during diagnostic cases, and as a circulator or recorder during intervention cases. The nurse assesses, monitors, and provides professional nursing care to patients throughout their stay in CVSL, and demonstrates competencies specific to the patient population served. The nurse assists physicians with invasive cardiology procedures, including heart catheterizations, intra-aortic balloon pump insertion, and pacemaker and ICD insertion. Duties include preparing the sterile table and patient, maintaining sterile technique, operating procedural and monitoring equipment, anticipating physician needs, communicating case information to the care team, administering medications when required, and managing images for physician review and the permanent record. The role also requires accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, patient responses, orders, procedure charges, laboratory values, pressure waveforms, ECGs, and other pertinent information. The nurse maintains medication and supply levels, keeps instruments and equipment clean and functional, performs minor repairs and adjustments, and reports needs for special service or maintenance. The position requires ongoing professional knowledge of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular technologies. Additional on-call hours beyond the regular schedule, as well as weekend and holiday work, are required. The position is full-time, 40 scheduled weekly hours, with a variable shift at Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing in the State of Michigan.
At least 1 year of experience.
Nurses hired without a BSN or higher nursing degree must obtain one within 8 years of their hire date; otherwise, employment will be terminated.
BLS/ACLS certification required within 1 year of hire.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, care team members, managers, employees, physicians, and customers.
Ability to work effectively in a small group, handle conflict assertively, resolve issues diplomatically, and participate in problem-solving.
Professional manner in interactions with others.
Basic PC skills to operate department database and office programs; these skills can be acquired after hire.
Ability to perform work requiring sustained alertness and concentration, including interactive, repetitive, and detailed tasks and computer use.
Ability to regularly lift bulky or moderately heavy weights up to 50 pounds and occasionally assist with heavier tasks or equivalent pushing, pulling, or handling effort.

Nice To Haves

Two years of clinical experience in adult cardiac critical care and/or CVL training.

Responsibilities

Assess, monitor, and provide appropriate professional nursing care to patients throughout their stay in CVSL.
Assist physicians with invasive cardiology procedures, including heart catheterizations, intra-aortic balloon pump insertion, and pacemaker and ICD insertion.
Function as scrub nurse, circulator, and/or recorder in diagnostic cases, and as a circulator or recorder in intervention cases.
Set up the sterile table, prepare and drape patients, and maintain proper sterile technique during procedures.
Prepare and operate procedural, radiographic, monitoring, and recording equipment.
Anticipate physician needs and communicate significant case data to physicians and other team members.
Administer medications when required.
Manage images for physician review and the permanent record.
Document assessment abnormalities, interventions, patient responses, physician orders, procedure details, charges, laboratory values, pressure waveforms, ECGs, and other pertinent information in records, logs, and computer systems.
Order and maintain appropriate levels of medications and routine laboratory supplies.
Maintain instruments and equipment in clean, functional condition; perform minor repairs, calibrations, and adjustments; and notify a supervisor when special service or maintenance is needed.
Keep current in professional knowledge of diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular technologies.
Work additional on-call hours beyond regularly scheduled hours and work weekends and holidays.
Communicate and collaborate professionally with managers, employees, physicians, customers, and team members; handle conflict assertively and resolve issues diplomatically.