RN Cath Lab

CommonSpirit Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California, is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to play a pivotal role in Cath Lab and critical care areas. You will deliver compassionate, high-quality care, perform skilled procedures, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate has strong assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑centered mindset to thrive in a fast-paced environment and contribute to career

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in Critical Care or Emergency Nursing required.
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and Patient Care.
• Provides necessary assessment, intervention and evaluation for Cath Lab patients, uses multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Maintains competence and functions independently with complex treatments and equipment such as IABP, hemodynamic monitoring and ACTs.
• Act quickly and appropriately in life‑threatening emergency situations.
• Holding room, receives patients from nursing units and outside hospitals, assesses pre‑procedure needs and initiates appropriate nursing care, provides post‑procedure care following physician orders.

Skills

Critical Care

Emergency Nursing

Cath Lab

Nursing Assessment

Team Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

California RN license

Tools

Cath Lab Equipment

ECG Monitoring

IABP setup

Hemodynamic monitoring

ACT testing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Assessment and Patient Care
• Provides necessary assessment , intervention and evaluation for Cath Lab patients, Uses multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Maintanis competence and functions independently with more complex treatments, procedures, and medical equipment such as set up and troubleshooting of IABP, Hemodynamic monitoring, Administration of Aniti-thrombolytic therapy, ECG monitors, cardiopulmonary arrest, perform activated clotting times (ACTs).
• Act quickly and appropriately in life‑threatening emergency situations.
• Willingly participates and adheres to NPSG and The Joint Commission core measures to ensure safe patient care.
• Holding room, Receives patients from nursing units and outside hospitals, Assesses pre-procedure needs and institues appropriate nursing care, provides post-procedure care following physician orders, directs transfer of post-procedure patients to appropriate nursing unit.

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Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate Education level necessary to obtainrequired licensure and certifications
• Experience in Critical Care or Emergency Nursing required., upon hire or
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Preferred

• Previous Cath Lab experience, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

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