Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse

Parkridge Medical Center; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an experienced RN to join its critical care team. You will provide and coordinate patient care, administer medications, and support families while delivering compassionate, evidence-based nursing in a high-acuity environment.

Requirements include RN licensure, Associate Degree, ACLS/BLS within 30 days, and at least 1 year of ICU/ER experience with a 30-minute response time for calls.

Qualifications

• RN license required and actively practicing.
• Minimum 1 year of critical care (ICU/ER) experience.
• ACLS and BLS certifications must be obtained within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate all nursing care.
• React to emergencies.
• Administer medications and IV conscious sedation under physician's direction.
• Scrub and assist physician during diagnostic and interventional cardiac and peripheral angiographic studies.
• Provide accurate and timely nursing documentation in MediTech and Camtronics.
• Record, monitor, and demonstrate understanding of hemodynamic measurements and valve areas.

Skills

Critical care experience

Emergency response

RN responsibilities

Education

RN licensure

Associate Degree

Job description

Stroke response times nearly half of the national average. Cutting-edge SPOT Technology that detects sepsis earlier than the human eye. An Enhanced Surgical Recovery program that reduces opioid prescriptions and post-surgical readmissions. As a national learning health system, we're transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering our nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Registered Nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. RNs must use independent and considerable judgment in providing a wide variety of services. As directed by a physician, RNs also give patients medicines and treatments.

What you will do in this role:

• You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate all nursing care.

• You will react accordingly to emergencies.

• You will administer medications & IV conscious sedation under physician's direction.

• You will scrub andassistphysician during diagnostic and interventional cardiac and peripheral angiographic studies.

• You will provideaccurateandtimelynursing documentation inMediTechandCamtronics.

• You will record,monitor, anddemonstrateunderstanding of hemodynamic measurements and valve areas.

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree

• At least 1 year of Critical care experience required! ICU, ER
• 30 minute response time for call REQUIRED!

Benefits

Parkridge Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, includingfree counselingand referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Educationsupport through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note:Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Parkridge Medical Center is a 270+ bed hospital. We are near downtown Chattanooga. We feature comprehensive diagnostic, medical, and surgical services. These services include cardiovascular surgery and cancer treatment. These services include intensive care, orthopedic and spine surgery, and rehabilitation. The facility includes a state of the art neurosurgery program. Patients also have access to OB‑GYN services. Patients have access to a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. They also have access to (NICU) and behavioral health treatment centers for children and adults.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.