Registered Nurse Cath Lab Pre Post PRN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Wellbeing support and counseling

Tuition and certification assistance

Retirement plans and savings options

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare West is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiovascular/IMCU unit. Under the supervision of the Director/Manager, you will provide safe, high-quality care to patients admitted for specialized cardiology services, leveraging staffing support and the center's technology.

You will maintain current Texas RN licensure, obtain ACLS/NIH Stroke Scale within required timelines, participate in unit meetings, support orientation of new staff, and adhere to infection control and

Qualifications

• Current licensure in Texas as a Registered Nurse.
• Previous experience in clinical nursing, preferred.
• Current license as a RN from the State of Texas Must have a current BLS (American Heart Association)
• Must have a current ACLS or obtain within 6 months of date of hire/transfer
• Must have a current NIH Stroke Scale or obtain within 60 days of date of hire/transfer

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates proficiency in performance of job-related technical skills
• Demonstrates current knowledge of medications, actions, contraindications, and adverse reactions.
• Consistently attends and actively participates in unit meeting
• Serves as a participant on Nursing service committees and/or unit projects
• Accountable for maintaining and improving own professional nursing knowledge/competence through establishment of personal goals and continuous self-development
• Uses job knowledge/proficiency of skills to successfully assist in orientation of new employees
• Ensures personal safety and the safety of patients and visitor
• Includes principles of infection control in nursing care implementation
• Keeps self-informed of various changes and concerns through the use of Meditech, communication books, etc.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Patient safety goals.
• Completes other duties assigned
• Adheres the Customer Service Principles of West Houston Medical Center

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient safety

Clinical nursing

Education

Texas RN license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

NIH Stroke Scale certification

Job description

Strong staffing Support when it matters most. Technology and tools that streamline patient monitoring and communication to help you work more efficiently. Robust supply chains to keep you fully equipped. Ongoing clinical education to improve your skills. As a Registered Nurse at HCA Houston Healthcare West, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology and resources you need to deliver safe, high-quality care so you can focus on what you do best.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Under the general direction of the Director/Manager, of the Cardiovascular/IMCU Unit, the Registered Nurse is responsible for the provision of safe and effective care to patients admitted for specialized care.

Job Summary and Qualifications

What You Will Do In Your Role:

• Demonstrates proficiency in performance of job-related technical skills

• Demonstrates current knowledge of medications, actions, contraindications, and adverse reactions.

• Consistently attends and actively participates in unit meeting

• Serves as a participant on Nursing service committees and/or unit projects

• Accountable for maintaining and improving own professional nursing knowledge/competence through establishment of personal goals and continuous self-development

• Uses job knowledge/proficiency of skills to successfully assist in orientation of new employees

• Ensures personal safety and the safety of patients and visitor

• Includes principles of infection control in nursing care implementation

• Keeps self-informed of various changes and concerns through the use of Meditech, communication books, etc.

• Demonstrates knowledge of Patient safety goals.

• Completes other duties assigned

• Adheres the Customer Service Principles of West Houston Medical Center

What qualifications you will need:

• Current licensure in Texas as a Registered Nurse.

• Previous experience in clinical nursing, preferred.

• Current license as a RN from the State of Texas Must have a current BLS (American Heart Association)

• Must have a current ACLS or obtain within 6 months of date of hire/transfer

• Must have a current NIH Stroke Scale or obtain within 60 days of date of hire/transfer

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare West, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources, 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location

HCA Houston Healthcare West (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-west) is a full-service, 300+ bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston , a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the region, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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