RN Cardiac Cath Lab

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) practices according to the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics, applying professional nursing principles and procedures to the patient population served. The RN gathers and records medical histories and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatments and medications, and supports follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes or contributes to patient care plans, including administering medications, managing intravenous lines, delivering therapies, monitoring and documenting patient status, and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about managing illness or injury, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegates tasks when appropriate. The RN also supports clinical learning by precepting new hires and students and helping them complete competency requirements. The position involves systematic, ongoing assessment and collection of health data; analysis of findings; and development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of individualized, evidence-based, family-centered care plans. Care is tailored to patients’ conditions, developmental and age-related needs, and cultural context. The RN implements interventions and initiates treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures. The RN documents care and evaluates patient progress and the quality and effectiveness of the care plan, with attention to safe, effective, and cost-conscious delivery. The RN maintains current professional knowledge, evaluates practice against professional standards and applicable regulations, applies ethical principles, and contributes to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers. The RN collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary team members in planning and delivering care, and supports evidence-based improvements to nursing practice and patient outcomes. The role is based at HonorHealth Osborn Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. The schedule is four 10-hour day shifts, with call required. Employees must live within 30 minutes.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire unless they have at least five years of RN experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting.
Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Basic Life Support certification in training course C upon hire, with unit-specific certification as required by the specialty-area DOP.
Ability to work four 10-hour day shifts and participate in required call.
Must live within 30 minutes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

Collect and document health data systematically and continuously, prioritizing according to the patient’s condition and involving the family.
Analyze assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized patient care plans.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide care that addresses patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patient progress and document observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant care information.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to support high-quality, cost-effective patient outcomes.
Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and medication or therapy self-administration.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate appropriately.
Precept new-hire staff and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Apply ethical principles and consider cultural and diversity needs in nursing practice.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and participate in research and practice-improvement efforts.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering patient safety, effectiveness, and cost.