RN Cardiac Cath Lab PRN Days

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in New Orleans is seeking a dedicated Cath Lab Nurse. This role emphasizes delivering exceptional patient care while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates must hold a current nursing license in Louisiana, along with BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. Experience in acute care settings is preferred. The position allows for a work-life balance with weekends and holidays off, inspiring a culture of genuine care and compassion in the healthcare field.

Qualifications

• Active nursing license required for practice in Louisiana.
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are mandatory.
• Experience in an acute care setting is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate patient care touchpoints.
• Collaborate with team members and physicians.
• Educate patients and families regarding procedures.
• Monitor patient conditions and collaborate with the care team.

Skills

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Patient monitoring

Patient and family education

Infection control

Education

Current nursing license in Louisiana

American Heart Association BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

BSN preferred

Job description

Your job is more than a job. While weekends and holidays are all yours, because you’re part of a very specialized calling, you understand that cath lab nursing requires emergent on‑call. That means when duty calls, you answer. When it comes to matters of the heart, you live and give your extraordinary without hesitation. That’s what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this critical nursing role.

Your Everyday

• Take the lead: prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients.
• Explain procedure to patient and family as appropriate.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members and work alongside physicians to ensure excellent patient care and outcomes.
• Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
• Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns.
• Monitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
• Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
• Advise and consult with supervisor when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.
• Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.
• Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.

The Must‑Haves

Minimum

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Current PALS certification.

Preferred

• BSN preferred.

Work Shift

• Experience in an acute care hospital preferred.
• Days (United States of America).

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

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Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments. It’s where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for. Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one‑size‑fits‑all, think one‑of‑a‑kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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