What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Nurse position at Prime Healthcare?
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Lower Bucks Hospital are members of Prime Healthcare, offering incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Responsibilities
Provides direct patient care to adult and geriatric patient populations. Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical environment. Communicates with physician continuously and as needed about patient condition. Assists with the maintenance of equipment and inventory. Assesses procedure room or equipment functioning and readiness. Obtains supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of the Cardiovascular Laboratory team are met. Monitors physiologic and hemodynamic data, as related to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures performed in the cardiovascular lab. Monitors and records patient's condition continuously while in the Cardiovascular lab. Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
Qualifications
Education and Work Experience
1. Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN); preferred.
2. Active state Registered Nursing (RN) License; required.
3. Current BCLS (AHA), ACLS certificate upon hire and maintain current; required.
4. One (1) year clinical experience in a Cardiovascular Lab doing cardiac work or in a Critical Care area; required.