Cardiac Cath Lab, Registered Nurse

Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse (Variable Full‑Time Days)

Position Summary: Orlando Health South Lake Hospital is a comprehensive medical and surgical acute care facility serving the residents of Lake County as a trusted member of the community for over 75 years. Conveniently located in Clermont, the hospital’s dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals is committed to delivering expert and compassionate care. Our efforts have earned us recognition as a national leader.

• Facility: South Lake Hospital
• Location: Clermont, FL
• Status: Full‑Time
• Department: Cardiac Cath Lab
• Schedule: Days
• Title: Registered Nurse

• Competitive Pay – evening, night, and weekend shift differentials offered
• All‑Inclusive Benefits (start Day One): student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, free college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, backup elder and childcare, pet insurance, PTO/Holidays, and more for full‑time and part‑time employees
• Employee‑centric – recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare

• Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas; NRP required for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• 2–3 years of cath‑lab experience, highly preferred

A Advanced Care RN administers patient care in an area where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient’s medical condition. These areas require a lower caregiver‑to‑patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgment to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high‑intensity interventions, and high‑level continuous nursing vigilance
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence‑based, patient‑focused action
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
• Responds to life‑saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls physician or takes pre‑planned emergency measures when physician is not immediately available
• Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses; evaluates patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers
• Functions as a patient and family advocate
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/department
• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department
• Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient’s status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age‑specific needs
• Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients
• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards (includes patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient…