Senior Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath/EP Lab FT Days

About the position

The RN is a licensed professional who uses the Parkland nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery, that focuses on a particular patient population(s)/specific health conditions, by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN utilizes knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a patient advocate, by focusing on patient needs, patient rights, confidentiality, and religious and cultural preferences.
• Serves as a resource for patients and other healthcare team members for specific clinical patient care issues.
• Provides patient care educational information and training to patient and family members for those requiring care in Cath/EP Lab.
• Maintains and implements knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws and guidelines that impact or govern nursing practice.
• Develops effective internal controls that promote adherence to applicable state/federal laws and the program requirements of accreditation agencies.
• Maintains and updates knowledge and appropriate utilization of sanitation, infection control, safety, supplies, equipment, and materials.
• Performs appropriate patient assessments including continuous surveillance.
• Participates consistently in Universal Protocol and site marking identification.
• Recognizes changes in a patient's condition and provides appropriate interventions as necessary and ordered.
• Consults with other team members as required, notifies providers to report changes in patient condition and implements orders in a timely manner.
• Exercises independent judgment in providing and prioritizing safe nursing care to patients.
• Manages a cardiology patient with varied medical conditions.
• Provides safe medication administration using the patient's six rights.
• Administers sedation and analgesia, physiologically monitors patient during procedures.
• Completes appropriate documentation and maintains accurate and timely entries in patient care records.
• Works with other staff in providing direction to non-nursing staff.
• Serves as a preceptor or trainer to newer nursing and clinical staff members.
• Prepares and conducts an in-service educational program for the Cath Lab/Electrophysiology department at least once per year.
• Identifies ways to improve work process and patient and customer satisfaction.
• Proactively anticipates and responds to the needs of patients, their families, physicians, and coworkers.
• Demonstrates an energetic and positive approach to work.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Prefer Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Must have two years of nursing experience.
• Prefer experience in a critical care setting (ICU, ED, etc) or previous Cath/EP Lab setting.
• Must have a current, valid RN license or temporary RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing; or, valid Compact RN license.
• Must have current healthcare provider BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Must have current Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Preferred.