RN - Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath

​The Cardiac Cath RN provides primary nursing support to the physician and patient to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Provides patient education, promotes an understanding of the condition and adheres with the treatment plan. The Registered Clinic Nurse, functions in the spirit of teamwork, is accountable for the delivery of care utilizing skills learned in the clinic.

Assists other team members on the unit.

Hiring Incentive: $15,000 recruitment loan paid over 2 years. Certain stipulations do apply.

This union role is 40 hours weekly; 8-hour shifts with rotating start times between 6:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.

This role has On-Call for Level 1 Heart Attack Program (L1

HAP):
Rotation of 1-2 nights per week and every 4th weekend.

** On-Call response time is 30 minutes for patients requiring acute heart attack care**

RN experience with Telemetry, ED, and/or ICU experience is preferred, but not required.

Job Duties:

• ​Triages patient sick calls to facilitate appropriate treatment plan with providers.
• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
• Oversees chart checks insuring that all patient completed testing is available for provider visit.
• Assists providers in procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedites laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.
• Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.
• Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IV's as required by provider.
• Administers medications, IV push medications, and topical medications.
• Routinely inspects and observes condition and operations of diagnostic equipment and instrumentation to ensure proper operation and identify need for preventative and corrective maintenance.
• May clean, sterilize and prepare instruments, according to established protocols, to ensure required level of aseposis and adequate availability.
• Cleans and sets up procedure rooms between cases, ensures required level of aseposis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.
• Educate patients on all aspects of medication and treatments as appropriate.
• Assists in all aspects of day to day clinic activity.