Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath/ EP Lab

Wellstar Health System•Marietta, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works under the direction of the Site Manager and performs a wide variety of clinical procedures requiring independent judgment, ingenuity, and initiative in using equipment for diagnosing and treating disease. The nurse implements the nursing process using expanded knowledge and experience and provides care with awareness of patients’ age-specific needs, addressing biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and patient and family education needs. The nurse is expected to perform job functions independently. In the Cath Lab/EP Lab, the nurse provides intraprocedural care to stable and unstable Cath/PCI/EP patients, administers conscious sedation in accordance with policy, conducts pre-procedure preparation and safety checks, maintains sterile technique and IV care, performs hemodynamic monitoring, and documents procedures. The nurse also supports quality and patient safety, patient and family education, departmental operations, staff training, and effective working relationships with physicians and colleagues. The role requires flexibility to meet department needs and the ability to work scheduled and on-call hours when necessary.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or approved School of Nursing.
Current RN license: single-state Registered Nurse or RN multi-state Compact.
BLS certification or BLS Instructor certification.
ACLS certification or ACLS Instructor certification.
Ability to communicate in and understand spoken and written English.
Positive attitude, consistent with Wellstar's Standards of Gold and Values.

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.
Provide intraprocedural care to stable and unstable Cath/PCI/EP patients, including in complex, multiple-problem situations.
Use critical thinking and administer conscious sedation in accordance with system policies and procedures.
Perform pre-procedure preparation and safety checks; demonstrate sterile technique and IV administration and maintenance competence.
Perform hemodynamic monitoring and procedural documentation.
Be flexible with hours to meet department needs and work scheduled and on-call hours when necessary.
Follow communication and authority channels and communicate appropriately; be dependable, cooperative, and emotionally stable.
Introduce oneself to patients or guardians using proper scripting, transport patients as needed, and provide privacy and comfort.
Assist with departmental records, paperwork, chart reviews, quality assurance and quality control, and compliance with Joint Commission standards and state and federal regulations.
Answer the department phone using proper scripting.
Maintain current successful completion of BLS and ACLS and understand the Cath Lab/EP Lab scope of service.
Assist with in-service training for other Cath Lab/EP Lab staff as appropriate.
Maintain the crash cart and procedure rooms.
Verify patient identity using two identifiers, check for same or similar name indicators on the chart, verify written orders and seek clarification when needed, and follow requirements for verbal orders and written follow-up.
Complete preprocedural verification and time-outs and comply with site/side marking requirements when indicated.
Educate patients and their families or support systems and provide post-procedure home-care instructions as needed.
Build a culture of trust and engagement, and hold leaders accountable for behaviors that support trust and engagement.
Maintain and strengthen physician relationships and involve physicians in developing systems that support service growth and cost-effective, quality patient care.
Meet service recovery and customer service guidelines as needed.
Perform other assigned duties and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.