Registered Nurse; RN Cardiac Cath Lab

Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Cath Lab, Full Time, Days (7AM-7:30PM)

Req #:

Category:
Nurses

Status:
Full‑Time

Shift: Day

Facility: RWJ Rahway

Department:
Cardiac Catheter Lab

Pay Range: $46.90 – $63.09 per hour

Location:

865 Stone Street, Rahway, NJ 07065

The experienced Cath Lab RN is responsible for the general nursing activities in the Invasive Cardiovascular Lab (ICVL), providing quality patient care. The ICVL RN’s main function is to provide direct patient care effectively and efficiently to cardiovascular patients with varied and complex needs. The ICVL RN assumes general nursing activities with progressive responsibility, including but not limited to participating in, planning, and presenting departmental initiatives.

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing program;
  Current New Jersey RN License
• 2+ years’ experience in ICU/Critical Care
• 2+ years direct Cath Lab procedural nursing experience, preferred
• EKG, BLS via American Heart Association, and ACLS certification
• Must live within 30 minutes of the hospital to meet the required response time for call shifts

• Delivers direct patient care according to established standards
• Demonstrates the ability to assess patients pre‑, intra‑, and post‑procedure, and communicate findings to health team members
• Communicates assessment data in an orderly fashion by verbalizing pertinent information to health team members
• Accurately documents all records according to established standards
• Demonstrates understanding of pertinent diagnostic test results and initiates appropriate actions as needed
• Identifies and reports abnormal lab values
• Demonstrates proficiency in the operation of cardiovascular equipment
• Clinically proficient in cardiovascular procedures, demonstrating a knowledge of the developmental needs of the patient population served
• Assists the Cardiovascular Team in holding, procedure monitoring, scrub, circulating, and recovery nurse role
• Maintains records requiring complete documentation to include interventional lab records, procedure charges, performance metrics, QA reports, and incident reports where applicable
• The employee is accountable for patient safety, as applicable to their job, for performance improvement

• Day Shift, 7AM‑7:30PM, 12 hr. shift with call shifts

• The Registered Nurse provides nursing care within the scope of practice defined by the Nurse Practice Act and regulatory standards and assures awareness of ethical standards of practice as defined by the ANA code of ethics
• The Registered Nurse assures safety in practice and is inclusive of the principles of evidence‑based practice by maintaining a realization of their own individual level of knowledge and experience, and assumes responsibility for advancing knowledge of self and others in the patient care team through communication and utilization of resources and programs available
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for reporting identified safety issues such as hazardous environments (i.e., damaged floors/walls/ceiling tiles/unsecured areas) and medical errors
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for knowledge of the patient population served
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and directing the delegation of tasks to appropriate team members and collaborates with other patient care providers
• The Registered Nurse is responsible for consistently setting and evaluating priorities through appropriate interventions with measurable outcomes toward improvement
• The Registered Nurse is an individual practitioner and an interdisciplinary team manager, who utilizes the nursing process to integrate all aspects of the provision of care and individualizes the plan of care to address a specific patient’s needs

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

• Paid Time Off including Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• Retirement Plans
• Medical and Prescription…