Join the VHC Health Cardiac Cath Lab team! In this unit they have 14 bays in their pre/post holding area and 4 cath labs in the procedural area. They recently collaborated with the telemetry units and staff development team to create education materials for the units that receive our patients in an effort to provide the best possible post-cath recovery care. They have an incredibly strong structural heart program, recently performing their 500th TAVR! In this unit you can expect to serve adult and geriatric patients, specifically cardiac and vascular patients. They perform Cardiac catheterizations, Percutaneous coronary interventions, EKOS, INARI, Peripheral procedures, Electrophysiology procedures including: Electrophysiology studies, Ablations, and Pacemaker implants. In addition, they also perform Structural Heart procedures: TAVRs, Mitraclips, TMVRs, and Watchman devices. Critical care experience is required for the Cath Lab procedural area. Telemetry experience and ACLS is required for the pre/post holding area. What makes the Cardiac Cath Lab unique is that they are a very tight-knit unit and often refer to themselves as “The Cath Lab Family”. Their incredibly experienced team is driven, they take a lot of pride in their work, and strive to provide excellent care to patients on a daily basis. They have wonderful rapport and great collaboration with the VHC cardiologists, which in turn has contributed to the unit’s high retention rate. This team is extremely passionate about the work they do in the CCL and invest in each other’s success. They are patient centered and have a family-oriented team dynamic. They consider themselves are a very unique cardiac department, different than any other type of procedural and pre/post area. If you are interested in saving lives daily this may be the unit for you! As the Patient Care Director you are responsible for the 24 hour management of the Cardiac Cath Labdepartment. In this role you will develop patient care services goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures. Other duties include organizing the department in accordance with the hospital's mission and vision statements in order to provide specified nursing services to meet the legal, organizational, and medical staff guidelines.

Come join a hospital dedicated to you and your career!

VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit nationally recognized Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. VHC is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network (a national network of independent healthcare organizations), a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We are proud to announce that the Leapfrog Group has awarded the hospital with an 'A' grade in Hospital Safety for the 19th year in a row, achieved an Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the 10th year in a row and has ranked Number 2 in “Best Hospitals” in the Washington, DC area by U.S. News and World Report's 2021-2022 rankings. At VHC we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an Accredited School of Nursing is required.
• Master's degree in nursing, business administration, or healthcare administration is preferred.
• Three years of Nursing Leadership is preferred
• Three years of experience in area of clinical specialty is required.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Virginia Department of Health Professions is required.
• Compact State Licensure in Nursing is required.
• BLS Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Monitors variances to the monthly budget and makes appropriate recommendations and adjustments to meet expenditure guidelines. Addresses and communicates variances to appropriate management.
• Consistently reviews patient survey results to identify feedback, sustain a high performance environment, and lead targeted improvements to deliver exceptional patient experiences.
• Interview and hire staff according to department standards and hospital policy.
• Develops, monitors, evaluates, and documents Continuous Quality Improvement activities in accordance with hospital, state, and The Joint Commission standards. Implements change according to results in coordination with appropriate leadership.
• Develop and meet accountability standards.
• Monitor and ensure nursing practice is in accordance with the guidelines set by the regulatory agencies, i.e., OSHA, JCAHO and VHIR.
• Interpret overall philosophy and objectives of nursing service to staff. Supervise and manage staff guided by patient care services policy and procedure, and specialty standards.

Benefits

• Paid Major Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation
• Sick Time
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Student Loan Repayment
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health Fitness & Education Class Discounts
• Employee Wellness Benefits
• Hospital Discount for Employees and Family
• VHC Retirement Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free onsite parking
• Commuter Benefits
• Career Coaching
• Family Leave
• 401(k) Match
• and much more!

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Hospital
• Level II trauma center
• Magnet hospital
• Teaching hospital

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Cath lab: 3 years (Required)
• nursing and demonstrated leadership ability: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person