Staff RN- Procedural Care Unit

OhioHealth • Columbus, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Procedural Care Unit (PCU) sees an average of 55 cases daily, offering a fast-paced environment. PCU provides care both before and after procedures for Electrophysiology, Interventional Radiology and Cardiovascular labs. Procedures include TAVR's, ablations, biopsies, catheterizations and more. PCU is an outpatient/closed unit, with no floating requirements. The unit has a day shift holiday requirement of either one working holiday or one on-call shift. Weekends require one 12-hour shift every 8 weeks, either Saturday or Sunday. Scheduling is an 8-week set/repeating schedule for better work-life balance. On-call duty involves one weekend from 7a-7p, one to two times yearly. The role is inspiring and rewarding, providing general nursing care to patients and families throughout the continuum of care in diverse, acute health care settings. The department operates 24/7/365. The RN is accountable for the practice of nursing as defined by the Ohio Board of Nursing and delegates nursing tasks to licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) using the criteria written in the Ohio Nurse Practice Act. The RN provides professional nursing care services to patients according to department policies and nursing care standards, and is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care provided to assigned patients.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree (Required)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association
• RN - Registered Nurse - Ohio Board of Nursing
• Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Ohio and/or current Registered Nurse license in good standing with a multi-state compact state.
• BLS certification
• BSN required at 5 years of employment

Nice To Haves

• ED, ICU, or cardiac/intermediate experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial, ongoing, and functional health status assessment as applicable to the population and or individual (30%).
• Based on nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems, documents planned nursing interventions to achieve outcomes appropriate to patient needs (30%).
• Evaluates and documents response to nursing interventions and achievement of outcomes at appropriately determined intervals; as part of a multidisciplinary team, revises plan of care based on evaluative data (20%).
• Actively participates in process improvement activities to achieve targeted measures of clinical quality, customer satisfaction, and financial performance (10%).
• Operations (10%).
• As a High Reliability Organization (HRO), responsibilities require focus on safety, quality and efficiency in performing job duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree