Registered Nurse Cath Lab RN

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Cath Lab at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The role includes circulating cardiac and peripheral procedures and admitting and recovering patients. Orientation and onboarding are provided by an experienced Cath Lab RN preceptor, with an opportunity to attend Banner Health’s Cardiac Cath Lab Academy. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care according to organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or others under their direction and uses specialized knowledge and nursing skills to provide care suited to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The schedule is four 10-hour day shifts, Monday through Friday, from 0630 to 1700. The role includes on-call coverage on nights, holidays, and weekends. Employees must live within 30 minutes of the facility to meet the call requirement. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is available with qualifying experience.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area, demonstrated through annual validations.
Must live within 30 minutes of the facility for the on-call requirement.
Experience, training, and education needed to perform the job must be related during the interview process.
Experience in the clinical area for which the nurse is applying is desired.
New graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience are directed to search for RN New Grad openings.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.
Previous experience in the clinical area for which the nurse is applying.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review history, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Provide and coordinate direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Delegate and supervise care activities appropriately and communicate patient status to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward outcomes, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and promptly in the patient record.
Use available evidence in providing care and potentially participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
Contribute to safe, timely, effective, efficient, and equitable patient outcomes and participate in improving nursing quality indicators.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, and other health care providers to exchange and clarify information and support patients and families.
Circulate cardiac and peripheral procedures and admit and recover patients.