RN, Cath Lab - Day Shift

ThedaCare • Appleton, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse provides patient-centered, specialized, evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an interprofessional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy. The nurse is accountable for delivering compassionate, safe care within the scope of practice defined by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing and ThedaCare policy, and collaborates with the care team to achieve high-quality patient outcomes. The role also supports innovation and ongoing professional growth in nursing.

The Cardiovascular Lab is a fast-paced department with four rooms equipped with fluoroscopy. The team provides intraprocedural care for minimally invasive procedures in Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Interventional Radiology, and Peripheral Vascular. Procedures include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, including STEMI care; pacemaker and defibrillator insertions; cardiac ablations; nephrostomy tube placement; vertebroplasty; biliary tube placements; and lower-extremity and peripheral angiograms and interventions. The team also cares for vascular patients in the OR Hybrid room.

The schedule consists of eight-hour day shifts with start times varying from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. The position is on call for nights, weekends, and holidays, with a current rotation of one weekday and every fifth weekend and a 30-minute response time. The position is based at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center – Appleton in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Requirements

• Current Wisconsin RN licensure.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within three months of hire.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling, and lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and relevant competencies to assess patients’ physical conditions and nursing needs and develop plans of care with patients and the interprofessional team.
• Coordinate patient care needs with the interprofessional team to support high-quality care and clinical outcomes.
• Provide age-appropriate, developmentally sensitive, and culturally specific nursing care, demonstrating clinical expertise in the assigned specialty.
• Identify opportunities to improve patient experience, streamline care processes, lower costs, and promote quality and satisfaction among patients, families, and team members.
• Contribute to a professional environment that encourages mentoring, engagement, and development to retain expert clinicians.
• Provide consultation and maintain positive relationships with physicians and other interprofessional team members to solve problems and improve patient care.
• Anticipate and proactively manage risk to prevent crises.
• Perform skillfully in life-threatening emergencies, matching demands and resources during crisis situations.

Benefits

• Lifestyle engagement resources, including health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps (Wonder and Ripple), and mental health support.
• Access and affordability offerings, including minimal or zero copays, team member cost-sharing premiums, and daycare.
• Continued opportunities for learning and development.
• Accessible and transparent leadership.
• Commitment to work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree