Cath Lab RN – Lead Circulator | On-Call Bonus

Lifepoint Health®; Roaring Spring (Blair County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

PTO & Insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) with company match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Lifepoint Health's Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, PA, is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for the Cath Lab. You will lead patient care, coordinate flow, and collaborate with technicians to ensure high-quality cardiac care.

Requirements include be a graduate of an RN program, hold a PA license or multistate license, two years of acute cardiac care experience, BLS, and ACLS within six months. On-call duties with a 30-minute response are required.

Qualifications

• Applicants should be graduates of an RN program and hold a current nurse's license in the state of Pennsylvania or a current multistate license (MSL) from compact member states/territories.
• Associate's degree is required; a Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Two years nursing experience in acute cardiac care.
• BLS Certification.
• ACLS Certification or willing to obtain within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Makes decisions and judgments in preventing, analyzing, and resolving patient care concerns.
• Reports patient status refers problems when necessary and anticipates situations that prevent/minimize adverse outcomes.
• Maintains competency in patient sedation assessment and management.
• Maintains competency in Pain Assessment and management of pain.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patients, hospital, and employee-related information.
• Participates in Performance Improvement based activities and hospital based as directed.
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to various age specific patient populations.
• Understands and applies principles of aseptic technique.
• Provides patient assessment, education, intervention, documentation and management of patients while in the Cath Lab.
• Acts as a resource for the technicians, secretaries, and other staff.
• Assumes responsibility as team leader as assigned to assist with patient management, coordination of patient flow, delegation of duties.
• Assumes responsibility for patient care management and is the team leader during emergency call in cases.
• Performs the role of circulator or monitor during the Cath procedure.
• Cross train to scrub assistant.
• Provides input in the development of policies, procedures, quality control and marketing of the Cath Lab.
• Demonstrates ability to operate and maintain all equipment in accord with instructions, policies and procedures. Notifies the Cath Lab Manager and/or Charge RN of any problems with the equipment.
• Oversees the restocking of rooms to assure readiness for emergent cases.
• Responsible for cleaning Cath Lab, equipment and holding area between procedures according to infection control policy and procedures.
• Assumes responsibility, authority and accountability for clinical practice.
• Follows safety procedures and guidelines. Reports unsafe conditions.
• Maintains safe handling of hazardous and infectious materials in accordance with Hospital policy.
• Enters complete and accurate data into the established database.
• Uses all Cath Lab computer system for work related activities. Safeguards all computer information and maintains confidentiality. Proves ability to navigate all computer programs.
• Adheres to time scheduling exhibiting flexibility. Assumes on call responsibility, with required response time of 30 (thirty) minutes or less.
• Assists in OPSU and ICU/CCU area as directed.
• Assists with the performance of all lab procedures, including, and not limited to, cardiac pacemakers, TEE, and cardioversion procedures and recoveries.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in basic cardiac physiology/pathology, 12 lead EKG interpretation; physiologic monitoring (intra cardiac pressure waveform knowledge), pacemaker operations (implantable and external) and other radiographic equipment related to cardiac care.
• Management of critically ill patients during transfer to other health care facilities.

Job description

Lifepoint Health's Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, PA, is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for the Cath Lab. You will lead patient care, coordinate flow, and collaborate with technicians to ensure high-quality cardiac care.

Requirements include be a graduate of an RN program, hold a PA license or multistate license, two years of acute cardiac care experience, BLS, and ACLS within six months. On-call duties with a 30-minute response are required.