Registered Nurse; RN- Electrophysiology Laboratory Coordinator

Department: 36913 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Electrophysiology

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: 4 hour days and will vary days of the week.

Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30

Education/

Experience:

Associate's degree from an accredited School of Nursing with three years EP lab experience and one year management or supervisory experience.

Licensure, Certification, and Registration: Current license as a Registered Nurse in applicable state, CPR certification, and ACLS certification.

• Ensures readiness of equipment and supplies and recognizes and reacts appropriately to potential emergencies.
• Establishes a safe, therapeutic and compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients and their significant others.
• Manages and facilitates quality care. Identifies and implements changes that enhance effectiveness of patient care delivery. Promotes and monitors compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory agency standards.
• Promotes a cooperative working environment by utilizing effective communication skills and interpersonal relationships.
• Coordinates departmental functions.
• Assures staff development activities that promote and maintain clinical competencies.
• Participates in electrophysiology and surgical procedures.
• Administers patient care as mandated by licensure, certification or registration.
• Ensures the continuous quality of professional services by maintaining professional and technical knowledge.
• Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient procedures are provided in accordance with Age‑Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

• Ability to communicate on a professional level with physicians, nurses and other ancillary professional staff when discussing patient care, procedures or problems.
• Ability to comprehend instructions.
• Ability to obtain/communicate information to patients of varying age group and at their level of comprehension.
• Analytical skills necessary for problem assessment and solution with schedules and equipment.
• Ability to handle daily stressful environment and support employees and physicians in a critical patient care environment.

Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances, moderate noise environment, possible exposure to infections and contagious diseases, regular exposure to risk of blood borne diseases, frequent exposure to radiation hazards, exposure to a variety of electro‑mechanical hazards, possible exposure to odorous/toxic chemical, subject to injury from moving parts of equipment, possible exposure to patient elements, subject to varying and unpredictable situations, handles emergency and crisis situations, subject to many interruptions, subject to irregular hours, occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries, occasional exposure to unpleasant patient or unit elements, may perform emergency care.

Standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching with arms, finger and hand dexterity, talking, hearing, seeing. Lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling: 20 lbs maximum; 50 lbs maximum; 100 lbs maximum.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of total rewards: compensation and benefits, including retirement plans, paid time off, health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, short‑and long‑term disability), flexible spending accounts, family benefits, defined contribution retirement plans with employer match, educational assistance program. Eligibility may depend on FTE or status; please ask a recruiter for more information during an interview.