RN Cath Lab

About this unit

• The Cath Lab serves adult populations to provide diagnostic procedures, invasive/intraoperative, electrophysiology procedures, and non-invasive techniques and modalities using ionizing radiation, with the use of contrast media.

• Perform over 2000 CV/EP procedures per year.

• Team members include RN’s, Radiologic Technologists, CV Technologists. Roles are circulator RN, x-ray tech, monitor tech and scrub tech.

• Staff wear hospital scrubs.

• Cath Lab department has 4 procedure rooms to serve both outpatients and inpatients.

To be successful, the Heart Cath RN needs to be able to

• Assess patient needs and identifies encouraged nursing outcomes

• Develop an individualized nursing plan of care

• Implements nursing interventions based on plan of care

• Deliver care to patients undergoing invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including: cardiac and radiologic procedures

• Demonstrates ability to safely and accurately operate equipment

• Assists with Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology procedures

• Evaluates care and patients response to interventions and encouraged outcomes

• Uses communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes

Schedule

This position is 48 hours per pay period, M-F, hours are typically 8:00-4:30pm. Call is required during the weekdays and weekends and need to be able to arrive at the Hospital in Edina, MN within 30 minutes of being called in. Approximately 1 weekend every 4-5 weeks. Includes a holiday rotation schedule.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care for all assigned patient population(s). The RN is responsible for performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act. The RN coordinates care with members of the health care team and delegates responsibilities to others as appropriate

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes.

• Collaborates with patient, family and other health team members to develop a nursing plan as part of an integrated, comprehensive plan of care

• Develops an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, condition and other relevant needs.

• Evaluates care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes.

• Collaborates and communicates effectively and respectfully with the patient, family and members of the health care team within and across care settings to promote partnership-based health care

• Demonstrates the ability to advance care by utilizing standards, guidelines, care pathways and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes.

• Promotes a culture of evidence based practice (EBP)

Required

Qualifications

• 2 years of RN Cath Lab or Interventional Radiology Experience

• Minnesota RN License

• BLS for healthcare providers

• ACLS (required upon hire)

• Must be able to respond to the hospital within 30 minutes of receiving a page or stay within this range when on-call.

Preferred

qualifications

• BSN, or enrolled in a BSN completion program

• 2+ years of ICU (experience with hemodynamic monitoring, advanced airways, vents, critical care drips, iv pressers, and ACLS related drugs) or ER/ED RN work experience

Qualifications

$44.68- $74.32 Hourly