RN – Cath Lab

Responsibilities

• Provide and manage patient care as a member of the interdisciplinary team through the nursing process
• Promote evidence-based practice through nursing processes, protocols, and procedures
• Assess patient status through interviews, observation, and physical assessment
• Develop individualized plans of care collaboratively with patients, families, and the healthcare team
• Implement interventions and evaluate and document patient progress
• Modify care plans based on evaluations and changes in patient condition
• Complete patient charts and event reports
• Troubleshoot clinical equipment and perform bedside laboratory testing with quality control
• Coordinate interdisciplinary patient care from admission through discharge
• Prioritize assignments and delegate tasks appropriately
• Provide shift reports and advocate for patients with physicians
• Educate patients and families using age-, cultural-, gender-, and developmental-appropriate strategies
• Ensure patient safety and follow National Patient Safety Goals
• Participate in data collection, audits, process improvement initiatives, unit councils, and patient satisfaction activities
• Share clinical knowledge and promote professional development among team members

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Bachelor's Degree:
  Nursing (Required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year
  - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days
  - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Work experience as a Registered Nurse
• Knowledge and skills necessary to obtain adequate lab specimens for testing
• Technical knowledge of equipment and ability to troubleshoot problems
• Knowledge and skills in evidence-based nursing practice
• Ability to perform patient bedside lab testing and associated quality control
• Ability to assume assignments involving non-complex and some complex patient management
• Ability to work day shifts and PRN 8-hour shifts

Demonstrates expertise in patient care management, evidence-based nursing practices, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proficient in patient assessment, care plan development, and bedside laboratory testing with a focus on patient safety and quality control.

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

• Patient Assessment
• Care Plan Development
• Bedside Laboratory Testing
• Clinical Equipment Troubleshooting
• Patient Charting
• Quality Control
• Patient Advocacy
• Data Collection
• Process Improvement
• Patient Education

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Delegation
• Communication
• Patient Advocacy
• Professional Development

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Patient Safety
• National Patient Safety Goals
• Healthcare Team
• Patient Management
• Quality Control