Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Lab
Job Summary and QualificationsThe Registered Staff Nurse is responsible for planning and providing individual goal directed nursing care that promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the individual, family and community. The nurse possesses knowledge of the principles of growth and development and the particular skills necessary to provide optimum patient care to the population for which he or she is employed. The Cardiac Cath RN is accountable for their practice and care coordination and with emphasis on the adult patient receiving invasive, diagnostic, and interventional procedures. The RN is expected to practice autonomously utilizing evidence based practices.
What You Will Do In This Role:
- Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, with emphasis on the adult patient receiving invasive, diagnostic, and interventional procedures
- Promote and maintain a safe and therapeutic cardiovascular invasive lab environment.
- Provide high quality care -pre, post, and during procedures
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process.
- Hemodynamic and EKG monitoring including interpretation of information obtained
- Administration of Sedation Analgesia and monitoring patients response
- Management of high-risk intravenous therapies.
- Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care.
- Use therapeutic communication in daily practice.
- Delegate tasks to the appropriate personnel
- Basic knowledge of purpose CVI supplies while assisting in Inventory control and ordering
- Basic computer knowledge
- Participate in Cardiovascular Department specific initiatives and process improvement.
- Promote a supportive environment.
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an Accredited school of nursing
- Associate's Degree required, BSN/MSN preferred
- TX State RN license or compact licensed required
- BLS required issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- National specialty certification preferred
- Must have at least 1 year recent RN Cath Lab Experience
BenefitsMedical City Plano, 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 coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced health care. Medical City Plano is a 600+ bed acute care hospital. We have more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. Our main campus in Plano has a cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs. We have The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center and inpatient rehabilitation. We also offer complete women's and children's services. This includes a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit. We were the first hospital in Dallas, Collin or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Medical City Plano was the first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County and The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas was the first burn center in Collin County. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Lab opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.
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