RN Cath Lab - PRN Days
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) practices according to the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The RN provides nursing care to the patient population served, including gathering medical histories and symptoms, assisting with diagnostic tests and interpreting results, operating medical equipment, administering treatments and medications, and supporting follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN develops or contributes to individualized care plans, administers therapies and treatments, manages intravenous lines, monitors and documents patient conditions, and consults with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illness or injury management, 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 care when appropriate. The RN also supports clinical learning, precepts new staff and students, and helps them complete competency requirements. Recent Cath Lab and/or IR RN experience is required. This position is based at Thompson Peak Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, on the day shift, and is PRN. The RN systematically assesses patients, identifies diagnoses and expected outcomes, and develops and revises evidence-based, individualized, family-centered care plans that reflect developmental, age, cultural, and patient-specific needs. The RN implements and evaluates care, documents relevant observations and interventions, promotes safe and cost-effective care, and collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The RN maintains professional standards, integrates ethical principles, contributes to peer development, and supports evidence-based improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Recent Cath Lab and/or IR RN experience.
- Associate degree or diploma in nursing required before starting.
- Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
- More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty setting experience required.
- Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
- BLS certification in training course C and unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area's DOP, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- National certification for the unit-specific patient population.
Responsibilities
- Collect and prioritize patient health data systematically, involving family as appropriate, and analyze assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
- Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, evidence-based, family-centered plans of care and patient-specific expected outcomes.
- Initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
- Provide nursing care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs, using a family-centered approach.
- Evaluate progress toward patient outcomes and document observations, interventions, 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.
- Apply professional nursing standards, statutes, regulations, department policies, and ethical principles; maintain current nursing knowledge and awareness of cultural and diversity needs.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary clinicians, patients, and families in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
- Contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, precepting, mentoring, and participation in professional development.
- Support evidence-based research and improvements in nursing practice, standards of care, and patient outcomes.
- Use available resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in patient care.
- Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
- Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care when appropriate.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Associate degree
