Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab
HOMEWOOD, Alabama
You'll care for patients with advanced illness or injury who need timely, intense, complex care in the cath lab.
Posted Oct 13 · Applications close Oct 13, 2027 · 1 year of experience
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour day shifts · Day shifts Schedule: 3/12 hr day shifts3 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac cath lab · Hospital Registered Nurse (Cath Lab)
- License
- RN license Maintains current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN licenseCurrent Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license Maintains current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license Check your license
- Certification
- Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
- Certification
- ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC required for certain areas ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.
- Education
- Graduate of an approved nursing school Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
- Experience
- 1 year of experience, unless an AVP approves otherwise 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
- Also asks
- Meets mandatory competency requirements for the unit Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.
What it pays
- Eligibility
- Benefits start day one All benefits start day one!
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, dental, visionMedical, Dental, Vision
- Benefits403(b) retirement savings plan403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
- BenefitsHealth savings account (HSA)Health Savings Account (HSA)
- BenefitsFlexible spending account (FSA)Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- BenefitsPaid time off, up to 5 weeks accruedPaid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks accrued)
- BenefitsLife insuranceLife Insurance
More benefits (8)
- BenefitsExtended Leave Plan (ELP)Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
- BenefitsFamily care (child care, elder care, pet care)Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
- BenefitsPaid parental leavePaid Parental Leave
- BenefitsPet insurancePet Insurance
- BenefitsCar insuranceCar Insurance
- BenefitsTuition reimbursement and student loan assistanceEducational benefits including tuition reimbursement & student loan assistance
- Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks accrued)
- Educational benefits including tuition reimbursement & student loan assistance
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.
- Day to day
- Monitors specialized equipment, pressures and cardiac rhythms Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays
- Day to day
- Responds to life-saving situations Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
- Day to day
- Calls physicians or starts emergency measures when they're unavailable
- Day to day
- Coordinates care for a defined group of patients and delegates tasks Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.
- Charge
- Serves as charge nurse
- Hours stated
- 3/12 hr day shifts
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- Lower caregiver-to-patient ratio These areas require a lowercaregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation and preceptor time are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
Original listing
Posted on Baptist Health (AL)’s careers page.
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Position Summary Registered Nurse (Cath Lab)
Position Summary
Administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient setting where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinelyrequires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient’s medical condition. These areas require a lowercaregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills. At Baptist Health, our mission is to improve the health and quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve.
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers great, new competitive pay and a great benefits package, which includes: Medical, Dental, Vision 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks accrued) Life Insurance Extended Leave Plan (ELP) Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care) Paid Parental Leave Pet Insurance Car Insurance Educational benefits including tuition reimbursement & student loan assistance All benefits start day one! Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.
Section 1557 Non-Discrimination The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics), in covered health programs or activities. 42 U. S. C. 18116. Company is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.
Schedule
3/12 hr day shifts Responsibilities Essential Functions • Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, highintensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patientconditions.• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action.• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranialpressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators,ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.• Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physicianor takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.• Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluatesthe patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes.• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.• Functions as a patient and family advocate.• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his orher assigned unit/ department.• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage theunit/department.• Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of thepatient’s status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or herage specific needs.• Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. Thisincludes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specificrequisite skills.• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.• Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’scapabilities and qualifications.• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.• Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
Qualifications Education/Training • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department. Licensure/Certification • Maintains current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas. NRP required for Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU).
Experience • 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
What's around it?
Homewood, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,463/mo
- Household income
- $94,485/yr, all local households, not nurse pay