RN III Cath Lab
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality, individualized patient care that supports patients’ well-being and recovery. You will assess patients, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal outcomes. The role calls for strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first approach, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment. The RN is responsible for identifying and reporting patient abuse or neglect; documenting education about advance directives and coordinating efforts to obtain them; advocating for patients and supporting informed decisions; formulating and prioritizing nursing diagnoses and patient problem lists; and performing blood withdrawal and central-line care, maintenance, and discontinuation according to proper procedures. Performance is evaluated through documentation and medical-record review, observation, feedback, discussion, verbalization, and return demonstration. Dignity Health – St. John’s Hospital Camarillo is a 58-bed acute-care, nonprofit hospital founded in 1974. It serves more than 40,000 patients annually and provides emergency, heart, orthopedic, cancer, and other services.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of recent experience in a critical care unit; coronary care, post-cardiac surgery, emergency department, or interventional cardiac or radiology catheterization laboratory experience is preferred.
- California Registered Nurse (CA RN) license upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in coronary care, post-cardiac surgery, emergency department, or interventional cardiac or radiology catheterization laboratory.
Responsibilities
- Identify and report patient abuse and neglect, including abuse involving elders and children, and follow department policies and procedures.
- Document patient education regarding advance directives, coordinate efforts to obtain copies for the chart, and refer questions to Chaplain Services.
- Advocate for patients by taking action when care decisions or activities conflict with their interests or wishes, and support informed healthcare decisions.
- Assess patients and formulate and prioritize nursing diagnoses and patient problem lists within expected time frames.
- Correctly identify patients and use aseptic technique to withdraw, label, and process blood specimens.
- Provide care and maintenance for central lines and discontinue them using correct technique.
- Deliver individualized patient care, perform skilled procedures, implement care plans, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
