RN - Cath Lab - Methodist

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

14h

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 the nursing process. The role promotes evidence-based practice, assesses patient status, develops and updates individualized plans of care, implements interventions, evaluates progress, and documents care. The nurse is also responsible for maintaining technical knowledge of equipment, supporting patient and staff safety, and obtaining and testing laboratory specimens as required. The nurse coordinates patient care with the interdisciplinary team, prioritizes work as patient conditions and assignments change, uses available resources to resolve problems, and collaborates on care from admission through discharge. The role includes communicating with patients, families, physicians, and colleagues; delegating tasks appropriately; and providing patient and family education tailored to individual needs. The position contributes to performance improvement through data collection, analysis, audits, assigned projects, and participation in improvement initiatives and unit councils. The nurse promotes patient and family satisfaction and applies evidence-based practices, standards of care, and patient-safety goals.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Promote evidence-based practice through the nursing process, protocols, and procedures.
Assess patients through interview, observation, and physical assessment; develop individualized plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and the health care team.
Implement appropriate interventions, evaluate and document patient progress, and modify the plan of care as patient needs or conditions change.
Complete required documentation, including patient charts and event reports.
Maintain professional accountability and current evidence-based nursing knowledge and skills; pursue continued self-development and support team members’ development.
Demonstrate technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoot problems.
Share clinical knowledge through informal teaching and in response to others’ learning needs.
Use safe, practical approaches to patient moving and handling and appropriate lift equipment, as applicable.
Obtain adequate laboratory specimens and perform bedside laboratory testing and associated quality control in accordance with orders and hospital procedures and policies.
Coordinate interdisciplinary patient care, identify and obtain needed resources, and act to resolve problems and meet patient needs.
Recognize when assistance is needed and obtain timely consultation, including physician or nurse-to-nurse (RRT) consultation.
Prioritize work based on changing patient conditions, assignments, and interruptions; manage assigned non-complex and some complex patients.
Collaborate with the health care team on care organization from admission to discharge and delegate tasks appropriately.
Provide goal-focused shift reports, advocate for patients with physicians when necessary, and use communication and teamwork strategies to support patient outcomes and unit productivity.
Select and adapt patient and family teaching strategies based on age-specific needs, readiness to learn, response, and comprehension; consider cultural, gender, and developmental factors.
Follow hospital policies and procedures and National Patient Safety Goals; consult hospital resources for specialized education and use the SVI patient education system.
Participate in data collection, analysis, problem solving, process improvements, and performance improvement initiatives.
Provide care consistent with standards of care, evidence-based practices, patient safety goals, core measures, and other quality initiatives.
Promote patient, family, department, and physician satisfaction; follow up promptly on requests and anticipate patient and family needs.
Serve on unit-based councils, identify unit practice problems, and implement changes in clinical practice based on literature and improvement outcomes.
Complete assigned projects, data collection, and audits.