Registered Nurse - Cath Lab at Lake Mary Hospital

Position Title: Registered Nurse, Advanced Care – Cardiac Cath Lab (Lake Mary Hospital)

Status: Full-time (40 hours/week)

Schedule: 4 x 10 hour shifts (7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) – Must take STEMI call.

Provides advanced patient care in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory/ICU environment, supporting patients with complex cardiac conditions. Responsible for monitoring, interventions, assessment, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes.

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgment to care for patients requiring high intensity interventions and continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond confidently to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, cardiac rhythms, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
• Responds to life‑saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ conditions; recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations before physician availability.
• Assesses patient needs and develops/revises individualized plans of care, evaluating progress toward outcomes.
• Provides patient and family advocacy, builds respectful relationships, and offers compassionate care across all life‑span patients.
• Serves as preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician; communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team.
• Maintains documentation and regulatory compliance; prioritizes patient care per evidence‑based practice.
• Delegates tasks and duties to team members in accordance with patient needs and competencies.
• Maintains attendance and compliance with Orlando Health policies, ADA, FMLA, and other standards.

• Contributes to continuous quality improvement of health care practice.
• Participates or leads unit or organizational committees on nursing practice and performance improvement.
• Engages in peer review, mentoring, and coaching.
• Maintains clean, safe, organized work area and uses supplies efficiently.
• Attends staff development, departmental meetings, and committee meetings.
• Identifies professional development needs and pursues continuing education.
• Performs any other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• BLS/Healthcare Provider certification (required). ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC required for certain areas; NRP required for NICU.
• Minimum 1 year experience; must have cardiac catheter laboratory experience unless approved by AVP level or above.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a high‑intensity setting.