RN - Mattoon HVI/Cardi
About The Position
The Procedural Nurse utilizes a systematic approach to nursing by incorporating assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the practice of nursing. Provides healthcare to individuals, families, and communities within the RN scope of practice as defined by the Illinois Board of Nursing. The procedural nurses works directly with cardiologists, vascular surgeons, congestive heart failure provider, cardiac nuclear medicine, electrophysiologists, interventional radiologists, cardiac rehab, pulmonologists. This position includes ambulatory nursing skills as well as procedural nursing skills. Skills include starting multiple IVs per day, telephone triage, cardiac rhythm interpretation, assisting in sterile procedures.
Requirements
- Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)American Heart Association (AHA)American Heart Association (AHA)
- Associate's Degree
Responsibilities
- Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice.
- Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
- Performs advanced nursing activities, which can include assisting with procedures, placement of IV's, and administering chemotherapy drugs.
- Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.
- Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.
- Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.
- Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.
- Assists Nursing Supervisor/coordinator in the development of departmental standing orders.
- Telephone Triage
- Medication Refills
- Patient Throughput for Assigned Physicians throughout clinic experience
- Manages Cardiology RN Worklist, to include preauthorization and scheduling challenges
- Assists with provider procedures, nuclear medicine, and IV Starts for ECHO's
- Nurse assessment and triage for unstable patients
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
