Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab

Augusta Health Brand; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Free onsite parking

Shift and weekend differentials

Onsite child care

Job summary

Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA seeks a registered nurse to deliver patient care in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for inpatients and outpatients undergoing procedures. You will assess patient status and respond to age-specific needs, with on-call availability within 30 minutes.

Requirements include an RN license, CPR, ACLS within 3 months, and nursing education per hospital standards. Prior cath lab, critical care, or ED experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Virginia RN license or compact-state license.
• Current CPR; ACLS within 3 months of hire.
• Stroke/Orthopedic/Spine certifications per hospital standards.
• Critical care, ED, or Cath Lab experience preferred.
• IAC accreditation requirements knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab for inpatients and outpatients.
• Assess data reflecting patient status and age-specific needs.
• Be available for all scheduled cases and on-call within 30 minutes.
• Collaborate with the care team and Augusta Health staff.
• Maintain compliance with department policies and Augusta Health standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Critical care

Rhythm recognition

Resuscitation

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate Degree in Nursing

BSN preferred

Tools

IABP

iSTAT

Hemodynamic Monitoring

Job description

A registered professional nurse responsible for the delivery of patient care to inpatients and outpatients undergoing procedures in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Must be able to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. Must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs. Population of these patients varies from adult to geriatric patients.

Employee must be available for all schedules cases and be able to reach the hospital within 30-minutes when on call.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma and/or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Educational requirements per hospital certifications (Example: Stroke, Orthopedic/Spine)
• Current and valid Registered nurse license in the Commonwealth of Virginia or from a state that is part of a Compact agreement with Virginia
• CPR
• ACLS within 3 months of hire
• Nurse(s) Required Training and Experience (established by IAC, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission)
  • 5.1A Nurse(s) Required
  • Training and Experience
  • 5.1.1A The nurse(s) must be
  • licensed and meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life
• Support (ACLS) certification are required.Advanced health care degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
• Certification in interventional nursing specialty such as Cardiac Nurse
• Practitioner (NP-C),
• Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Cardiac
• Vascular Nursing (CVRN), Certified Radiology Nurse (CRN)
• In addition to the credential of RN: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) with the Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI).
• 5.1.3A For adult cardiovascular catheterization:
• Cardiac rhythm recognition required
• Nurse(s) Required Training and Experience (established by IAC, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission)
• 1.5.1.2A At least two years of critical care and/or emergency room and/or cardiovascular catheterization nursing is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSN, MSN

• Demonstrated ability to work well within a patient care team.
• Ability to adjust to sudden changes in case volume and patient care acuity
• Able to communicate with patients and other staff - verbal, auditory, and in written form using Augusta Health documentation
• Strong critical care competencies with cardiac rhythm recognition.
• Experience in resuscitation and code situations
• Experience and training in the use of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
• Experience and training in Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Experience and training in the use of Point of Care testing, such as iStat,
• Accucheck, Oxicom, Hemochron
• Ability to accept criticism and persevere to improve personal performance
• Ability to coordinate patient care with other hospital services
• Ability to promote and maintain Augusta Health's mission and service standards
• Ability to prioritize service functions
• Commitment to Quality Assurance.

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Free onsite parking
• Shift and weekend differentials
• Onsite child care

Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

Required Years of Experience

Expert

Education

Required

Associates Degree Nursing or better.

Preferred

Bachelors Science (Nursing) or better.

Experience

Required

BLS and ACLS

Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse

Critical care, ED , or Cath Lab experience required.

Preferred

BSN strongly preferred, or currently enrolled in a RN to BSN program

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Registered Nurse

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.