Health lab registered nurse

SSM Health; Bridgeton (MO); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 83.000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da vaga

SSM Health DePaul Hospital in St. Louis is seeking a PRN Cath Lab nurse to join the Cardiac Cath Lab team. The role requires coordinating and delivering high-quality care to adult patients undergoing procedures, maintaining safety and efficiency in a fast-paced environment.

The position emphasizes teamwork with circulator, scrub, or monitor duties, and the nurse will educate patients and families about procedures and aftercare as part of comprehensive perioperative care.

Qualificações

• No experience required.

Responsabilidades

• Performs on the Cath Lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor.
• Prepares the patient in holding by ensuring correct pre-procedure readiness and gathering H&P information.
• Uses clinical judgment to assess patients and communicates with physicians about changes.
• Performs hemostasis safely with or without vascular devices.
• enters patient orders and checks charges for accuracy.
• Provides care for critically ill patients and operates under pressure.
• Educates patients and families about tests and perioperative procedures and documents instructions.
• Assists families to the cardiology area or Cath lab when needed.
• May perform point of care testing per policy.
• Maintains constant alertness and safe practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conhecimentos

No experience required

Formação

Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

Descrição da vaga

It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

PRN2

Job Highlights:PRN 2

Job Summary:

Plans coordinates and implements care to the adult patient in the Cardiac Cath Lab. Ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner consistent with the unit's standards of care and demonstrates competency skills appropriate to the clinical area.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs on the Cath Lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor.
• Performs in holding by ensuring patient is correctly prepped for the procedure. Ensures needed information, such as history and physical (H&P), is timely.
• Utilizes critical judgment to analyze patient assessment and administers medications on all patients, including the critically ill patient and reports abnormal information to the physician in a timely manner.
• Performs hemostasis safely and properly with or without vascular devices.
• Routinely enters patient orders and charges. Checks charges to ensure accuracy.
• Provides care of the critically ill patient with the ability to function independently in a stressful situation.
• Routinely educates patients and families based on assessed needs, documents education provided, and keeps them informed of tests and treatments. Provides clear patient instruction on what to expect during the perioperative procedure.
• Assists families to the cardiology area or Cath lab area by escorting when necessary.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Work Shift:

PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3001000128 Cardiac Cath Lab

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

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