RN - Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catherization

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment loan

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a Cardiac Cath RN to provide primary nursing support in the diagnosis and treatment context. The role emphasizes patient education, teamwork, and adherence to treatment plans, with on-call duties for L1HAP and a Wednesday to Friday or rotating schedule as needed.

The position includes a $15,000 recruitment loan incentive paid over 2 years and requires contributing to a collaborative clinic environment with attention to asepsis and accurate data entry.

Qualifications

• RN experience with Telemetry, ED and/or ICU preferred, but not required.
• On-Call duties for Level 1 Heart Attack Program with rotating nights and every 3rd weekend.
• 8-hour shift, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Provide patient education and assist providers to facilitate diagnosis and treatment.
• Assist in day-to-day clinic activities and maintain asepsis and equipment readiness.

Responsibilities

• Triage sick calls to facilitate appropriate treatment plans.
• Document patient history, chief complaint, vital signs, and prepare patient for examinations.
• Oversee chart checks to ensure completed tests are available for provider visits.
• Assist providers in procedures to support accurate diagnosis and treatment.
• Collect and prepare laboratory specimens and complete related paperwork.
• Document ongoing patient communication and educate patients on medications and treatments.
• Insert, monitor, regulate and discontinue IVs as required.
• Maintain and sterilize instruments, prep procedure rooms between cases.

Skills

RN experience

Telemetry

Patient education

Teamwork

On-call readiness

Job description

The Cardiac Cath RN provides primary nursing support to the physician and patient to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Provides patient education, promotes an understanding of the condition and adheres with the treatment plan. The Registered Clinic Nurse, functions in the spirit of teamwork, is accountable for the delivery of care utilizing skills learned in the clinic. Assists other team members on the unit.

Hiring Incentive: $15,000 recruitment loan paid over 2 years. Certain stipulations do apply.

This union position is 40 hours weekly; 8-hour shift position, Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

This role has On-Call for Level 1 Heart Attack Program (L1HAP): Rotation of 1-2 nights per week and every 3rd weekend.

** On-Call response time is 30 minutes for patients requiring acute heart attack care**

RN experience with Telemetry, ED, and/or ICU experience is preferred, but not required.

Job Duties:

• Triages patient sick calls to facilitate appropriate treatment plan with providers.

• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.

• Oversees chart checks insuring that all patient completed testing is available for provider visit.

• Assists providers in procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment.

• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedites laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.

• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.

• Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.

• Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IV's as required by provider.

• Administers medications, IV push medications, and topical medications.

• Routinely inspects and observes condition and operations of diagnostic equipment and instrumentation to ensure proper operation and identify need for preventative and corrective maintenance.

• May clean, sterilize and prepare instruments, according to established protocols, to ensure required level of aseposis and adequate availability.

• Cleans and sets up procedure rooms between cases, ensures required level of aseposis, availability of appropriate instruments and equipment, and preparation of patient.

• Educate patients on all aspects of medication and treatments as appropriate.

• Assists in all aspects of day-to- day clinic activity.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.