Registered Nurse Cath Lab

Primary Location

Location A

APP
- Heart Institute

Day (United States of America)

Full time

40

1

Regular

Cincinnati Children's is seeking a dedicated RN to join our Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) and Electrophysiology (EP) Lab, part of the nationally recognized Heart Institute. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while delivering the highest quality care to pediatric patients with complex cardiac conditions. As part of Peri-Operative Services, you will play a vital role in the Cath/EP Lab—circulating during procedures, setting up the room, prepping patients, documenting in Epic and GE Live, and providing expert care for high-acuity patients.

4 days a week 10 hour shifts (7:30 AM - 5:00 PM) - 1.0 FTE

• Weekday Call: 1-2 days per week
• Weekend Call: 72-hour rotation every 6-7 weeks
• Response Time:
  Must be within 30 minutes when on call

• Required background: ICU, Interventional Radiology (IR), and/or Cath Lab
• Preferred experience:
  
  Cardiac ICU (CICU) or Acute Care Cardiac Unit (ACCU) (not required)
• Strong critical care and procedural nursing skills
• Ability to excel in a high-acuity, team-driven environment
• Six-month orientation provided to ensure success

• Be part of the Heart Institute, a national leader in pediatric and congenital heart care
• Collaborate with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team
• Access and utilize state-of-the-art technology in a dynamic setting
• Enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

• Clinical Inquiry
  - Follows professional practice standards and guidelines. Questions appropriateness of policies and guidelines; questions current practice; seeks advice, resources, or information to improve patient care; begins to compare and contrast possible alternatives. Assists with development of competence in peers; formally, by precepting new employees, and informally, by sharing knowledge at the point-of-care. Uses self-appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice using the nursing process.
  
  Coaches and mentors others. Precepts nursing peers and students. Facilitates learning for members of the healthcare team. Actively works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices. Mitigate actual or potential risks to patient and staff safety. Utilize current research findings and other evidence to expand professional knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of nursing professional issues.
  
  Support clinical nursing, health care, and health system research studies conducted by professional, credentialed researchers.
• Systems Thinking
  - Is able to recognize systems and processes within the healthcare environment that affect the patient experience; anticipates needs of patients and families as they move through the healthcare system; utilizes untapped and alternative resources as necessary.
• Inclusion
  - Considers patient values and incorporates in care, when differing from personal values; supports colleagues in ethical and clinical issues; moral decision-making can deviate from rules; engages the patient's family, encouraging them to speak/represent themselves; protects patient/family rights. Inquires about cultural differences and considers their impact on care accommodates personal and professional differences in the plan of care; helps patient/family understand the culture of the healthcare system.
• Clinical Judgment
  - Collects & interprets complex patient data; makes clinical judgments based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture; recognizes patterns & trends by focusing on key elements while eliminating extraneous details. Documents & teaches others to document the plan of care, care delivered, & patient/family outcomes. Responds to subtle…