Registered Nurse EP Lab

• Defibrillator, Dopamine, NTG, IABP, Ventilator

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse 's Round Rock Medical Center, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care—so you can focus on what you do best.

The EP Lab Registered Nurse, under the direction of the Cath Lab Supervisor, Cardiovascular Manager, and Cardiovascular services director, is responsible for professional nursing care and related assistance to adult and geriatric patients with a broad range of illnesses, admission/assessment of patients, medication administration, direct and indirect patient care, circulating diagnostic and interventional cases, scrubbing diagnostic/interventional procedures, and procedure documentation/hemodynamic monitoring.

Other departmental duties as assigned, such as: ordering supplies/maintaining inventory, providing appropriate information towards future needs and actively supports process improvement within the Cardiovascular Department. The RN maintains an active marketing profile for the facility/physicians and maintains professional standards and seeks professional growth. The RN practices in accordance with organizational medical staff directives, philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Cardiovascular Department and the Heart Hospital of Austin at Round Rock Medical Center.

• Manage the patient with suspected/documented history of cardiac disease undergoing diagnostic/interventional procedures.
• Complete and document assessment appropriate to Age/patient condition.
• Reassess and document patient condition according to policy and patient condition
• Administer medications; monitor and document response
• Monitor patient’s overall status throughout pre, during, and post-procedure care
• Immediately communicates patient changes to physician.
• Demonstrate proficiency in managing patients with a potentially life-threatening dysrhythmia or hemodynamic change via a physician order by using medications and emergency equipment including but not limited to:
• Defibrillator, Dopamine, NTG, IABP, Ventilator
• Explain procedure to patient and assess patients understanding prior to start of procedure
• Enter patient demographic data
• Adhere to radiation safety precautions
• Safely defibrillate, cardiovert and pace using pacer-defibrillator
• Serve as liaison between patient, physician and other departments to optimize patient care and efficiency
• Schedule procedures correctly, including entering reservations
• Proficiently use Meditech to retrieve pertinent patient data
• Monitor patients in CPRU as designated by Supervisor
• Enter charges into Meditech as required
• Assist with department PI activities as assigned
• Assist with orientation for new employees and students as assigned
• Maintain Narcotic count on a daily basis with adherence to hospital policies
• Perform TEE, CVN, Dobutamine Stress Echo, Bubble Studies, and other studies with/under the supervision of a physician in CPRU or other units as required.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• NIH Stroke Scale must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree
• 1 years experience Required Years of Experience
• Demonstrate ability to use equipment within Cath Lab
• Perform functions to support departmental operations.

St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability…