RN - Cath Lab - Methodist

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

About The Position

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills to the provision and management of patient care through application of the nursing process. The role focuses on clinical excellence, coordinated interdisciplinary care, patient education, and performance improvement. The nurse assesses patients, develops and adapts individualized care plans, implements appropriate interventions, evaluates and documents progress, and promotes safe, evidence-based practice. The position also includes technical use and troubleshooting of equipment, patient and family education, teamwork, and participation in quality-improvement activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 1 year.
Work experience as a Registered Nurse.

Responsibilities

Promote evidence-based practice through the nursing process, protocols, and procedures.
Assess patient status through interviews, observation, and physical assessment.
Develop individualized plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and the health care team.
Use appropriate interventions to achieve expected patient outcomes; evaluate and document progress throughout the shift and modify care plans as needed.
Complete required documentation, including patient charts and event reports.
Maintain professional accountability, continue self-development, and promote the professional development of team members through sharing clinical knowledge and informal teaching.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoot problems.
Apply current evidence-based nursing knowledge and skills.
Use practical problem-solving approaches to patient moving and handling, and appropriate lift equipment to promote safety, as applicable.
Obtain adequate laboratory specimens and perform bedside laboratory testing and related quality control according to provider orders and hospital procedures.
Coordinate interdisciplinary patient care, seek resources, and address problems to meet patient needs and expected outcomes.
Recognize when assistance is needed and obtain timely physician or nurse-to-nurse consultation, including RRT consultation when appropriate.
Manage assigned non-complex and some complex patients, prioritize work as conditions and assignments change, and use team resources effectively.
Collaborate with the health care team to organize care from admission through discharge and delegate tasks appropriately.
Provide goal-focused shift reports, advocate for patients, and use communication and teamwork strategies that support patient outcomes and unit productivity.
Give and receive constructive feedback and use appropriate communication styles.
Assess patient and family learning needs, select and adapt teaching strategies, and account for cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors.
Promote patient safety by following policies and procedures and adhering to National Patient Safety Goals; use hospital resources and the SVI patient education system to support education.
Participate in data collection, analysis, problem solving, process improvement, and patient-satisfaction efforts.
Provide care consistent with standards, evidence-based practices, National Patient Safety Goals, core measures, and other quality initiatives.
Identify opportunities to improve care and patient/family satisfaction, implement performance-improvement initiatives, and follow up promptly on patient and family needs.
Encourage coworkers to achieve excellent customer satisfaction and follow organizational service-excellence standards.
Serve on unit-based councils and identify unit practice problems.
Apply literature and process-improvement outcomes to clinical practice; complete assigned projects, data collection, and audits.