Registered Nurse - Cardio Non Invasive

Position Summary:

Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.

Department: Cardio Non-Invasive

Shift: Days

Daily Work Times: 7:00am-3:30pm

Scheduled Biweekly

Hours:

80

• Patient assessment — Performs a focused pre‑test assessment: vitals, symptoms, cardiac history, medications, and contraindications. Ensures the patient is clinically appropriate for testing.
• IV access — Starts and manages IV lines for pharmacologic stress agents (e.g., Lexiscan, Dobutamine) and emergency medications.
• Medication administration — Safely administers stress agents and monitors for adverse reactions.
• Continuous monitoring — Monitors ECG, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and patient symptoms throughout the test.
• Emergency readiness — Recognizes arrhythmias, ischemic changes, hypotension, or distress. Initiates ACLS protocols if needed.
• Patient education — Explains the procedure, expectations, and post‑test instructions.
• Documentation — Documents vitals, symptoms, medications, and any interventions in real time.
• Collaboration with providers — Works closely with cardiologists, APPs, and technologists to ensure safe and accurate testing.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Experience in a specialty area will be considered. Experience specific to the unit/position may be required to maintain overall competency level of unit, as required by regulatory agency.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as Healthcare Provider.
• Within six months of hire into department, ACLS required for RNs in Critical Care, Emergency, Endoscopy, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab, Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down, Telemetry Floats. NRP required for RNs in Labor and Delivery; and PALS required for RNs in Pediatrics; PALS and TNCC within one year for the Emergency Department.

• One year of professional nursing experience.
• ACLS preferred in other units.

• Schedule:
  
  Full-time
• Requisition :
• Daily Work Times: 7:00am-3:30pm
• Hours Per Pay Period: 80
• On Call:
  Yes
• Weekends:
  Yes