About The Position
The Travel Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Cath Lab performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated patient group using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying outcomes and individualized goals, formulating and documenting plans of care, implementing prescribed care safely, evaluating outcomes, and collaborating with the care team. The nurse also provides patient and family education, discharge planning, medication administration, skin and wound care, and support during treatments and diagnostic procedures. Must live at least 60 miles from the site to qualify for travel.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required.
- Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut required.
- BLS required.
- At least 2 years of current Cardiac Cath Lab, Cath Lab Recovery, and/or PACU experience required.
- Must live 60 or more miles from the site to qualify for travel.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- ACLS required, as stated in the job description’s opening qualifications.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physiologic health, including gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological status; mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, pain, and pain management.
- Interview patients, explain policies and procedures, review charts, answer questions, and communicate and document patient status and the plan of care.
- Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic needs, and expectations of care; document psychological status and care plans and identify support services as appropriate.
- Identify actual and potential patient problems, develop outcome measures and individualized goals, and determine patient teaching needs.
- Formulate and document plans of care, set priorities, coordinate supplies, equipment, and medications, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
- Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use necessary equipment, reassess patients, revise care plans as needed, and provide emotional support.
- Apply scientific principles to procedures and perform them safely, timely, and efficiently; observe, report, and document patient conditions and responses to treatment and interventions.
- Respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies and maintain a calm, quiet, restful environment.
- Communicate with patients’ families or caretakers, participate in discharge planning, coordinate referrals, and provide discharge instructions.
- Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, document results, perform variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
- Collaborate with physicians and other care team members; interpret and implement prescribed treatment regimens; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures; and keep the Patient Care Manager/designee and physicians informed of changes in patient condition or treatment.
- Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments to Patient Care Associates, Support Care Associates, and Clerical Service Associates and ensure assignments are completed in a timely manner.
- Perform grade I-IV decubitus care, preventive skin care, simple dressing applications using aseptic technique, warm and cold compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as necessary.
- Administer medications safely and correctly, including IV push medications according to department policy; prepare local solutions and IV drips; document medication administration; and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
- Provide patient and family education, communicate pertinent assessment information to care team members and appropriate agencies, use available health-teaching resources, plan for discharge and referrals, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
