Registered Nurse, Cath Lab
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Plymouth, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assess physical, mental, and psychosocial status of patient using age-appropriate knowledge.
- Plans, evaluates and supervises care of all patients assigned.
- Participates in working towards and fulfilling the charge nurse roll.
- Works collaboratively with other disciplines in care of patients.
- Competent to be the primary RN in the various cardiovascular tests/procedures done within the department.
- Participates in formal and informal educational programs to improve technical skills.
- Responsible for continued learning and application to practice.
- Synthesizes patient care information to formulate appropriate nursing diagnosis.
- Responsible to provide patient and family education.
- Work practice reflects philosophy purpose and policies of the hospital and department.
- Explain procedure to patient (and family, if appropriate).
- Prepare patient for test.
- Participates in pre, intra and post procedural monitoring (VS, EKG's, hemodynamics).
- Reinforces instructions given by M.D.
- Competent to administer moderate sedation.
- Identifies possible medication reactions and responds appropriately.
- Assures that equipment and supplies are available as needed.
- Assists in booking tests/procedures.
- Participates in pre procedural process which may include but not be limited to chart preparation and telephone interview of the patient.
- Current Massachusetts RN License
- AHA ACLS and BLS Certified
- Experience in Procedural Sedation
- 3-5 years current Interventional Cath Lab experience required
- Knowledge and operation of Cath Lab Hemodynamic Monitoring, Proficient in documenting in McKesson
- Cardiovascular procedural experience including diagnostic and interventional cardiac and peripheral procedures, devices related electrophysiology procedures, transesophageal echocardiograms, cardioversions and nuclear stress testing
- Can immediately perform STEMI call
- Excellent communication skills; ability to critically think and work in a fast-paced clinically challenging and dynamic setting; ability work in a team; collaborative
- BSN or working towards
- Critical Care or Emergency department experience; CCRN Certification
- Evidence of strong preceptor and mentoring abilities