RN - Cardiac Cath Day Shift

Phelps Health is a 2000‑employee‑strong hospital and healthcare system serving the heart of small‑town Missouri. No matter where you start with us, we’re committed to taking our team to the top. If you’re ready for the challenge of providing life‑saving care or supporting those who do, read on to find your fit in the Phelps Health family.

The Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse provides direct patient care to individuals, using nursing knowledge and skills through the nursing process. The nurse functions independently within scope of practice under the Missouri Board of Nursing, the Missouri Nurse Practice Act, and hospital policies and procedures.

• Follows established hospital policy regarding patient safety measures such as infection prevention, safe patient handling and movement, critical lab notification, and more, to ensure care is provided in a safe environment.
• Provides quality nursing care including administration of medications, nursing interventions, and patient and family teaching, supporting quality outcomes and patient safety. Participates in quality monitoring activities as assigned by the shift manager or department director. Participates in process change to achieve quality outcomes. Gives conscious sedation, peri‑procedural pharmacologic agents and emergent medications safely and as needed.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessments in all aspects of patient care to monitor patient status, improve quality, enhance patient safety, and provide accurate information to the health‑care team members. Displays critical thinking skills in patient and situation assessment.
• Documents accurately and efficiently all patient care activities and required quality monitoring items to support compliance with established quality measures. Completes all required paperwork such as charts and daily logs.
• Communicates to physicians and appropriate team members pertinent patient information to improve patient outcomes and quality care. Communicates to patient and family members in a timely manner that enhances the patient experience and promotes learning to support health‑care outcomes. Performs service recovery as needed. Follows up on all patient care concerns in a professional manner. Communicates professionally with nursing and physician staff members to enhance patient care outcomes.
  
  Communicates unit needs to the supervisor.
• Delegates appropriately to team members while maintaining an atmosphere fostering teamwork and accountability. Demonstrates understanding of the dynamics of health‑care, adapts to change positively and professionally to support the hospital mission, vision, and values. Incorporates critical thinking into nursing practice and attempts to develop skills and abilities through continued education and various educational opportunities.
• Documents the procedure within the Hemodynamic unit, including vital signs, cardiac rhythm, medications, and supplies used during the case. Understands, analyzes hemodynamic wave‑forms and data recorded during cath lab procedures.

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

• One year critical care or equivalent nursing experience required.
• Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab experience helpful.

• Current RN license in the State of Missouri or Compact Licensure.
• BLS and ACLS through the American Heart Association required.

• Considerable mental concentration required. The duties require frequent heavy lifting and extended periods of standing while wearing lead aprons. Standing, carrying, pushing, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching required. The RN must be able to perform CPR and pull sheaths and apply pressure to the groin for an extended period of time.

• Must be able to wear full lead attire for extended periods for safety. May have frequent exposure to communicable diseases via blood and body fluids, infectious diseases, radiation, and hostile persons ks with sharps and other potentially biohazardous materials. Must function under stress and lift up to 35 lbs.