Specialty Registered Nurse - Cath Lab/IR - PRN

100 Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health seeks a Specialty Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct patient care in a cardiac/vascular setting within ambulatory and acute care environments. The role emphasizes safety, procedural care, and high-risk medication administration, aligning with institutional standards and care theories.

The ideal candidate holds a BSN or has a BSN preference with RN licensure in Kansas. Expect evidence-based practice, collaboration, and ongoing professional development in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid RN license (KSBN).
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred.
• Experience in ambulatory/acute care settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care per state nurse practice act.
• Administer medications and infusions as prescribed.
• Monitor patients’ status and adjust care plans accordingly.
• Document patient care accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with healthcare team for safe, effective outcomes.
• Participate in education activities and quality improvement.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Critical thinking

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Job description

Position Status: Shift: Other (United States of America) Hours per week: 0 Job Information Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview

Specialty Registered Nurse (RN) assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients through the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/instrumentation, and other health care team members. These nurses work in ambulatory/acute care setting administering hi-risk medications and/or sedations. These nurses provide care in the hospital setting. Cardiac and vascular nursing is a specialty within the nursing profession that encompasses the care of individuals across the life span who are undergoing a surgical procedure or procedure requiring sedation/anesthesia. Cardiac and vascular nursing incorporates the pre-procedure care, acute post-operative care, and care for a subset of inpatients. The Cardiac and vascular nurse will use a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Nursing care can range from routine, elective procedures to highly complex procedures to direct admits and transfers. These nurses have adapted nursing process to include strict adherence to the procedural safety checklists, titratable infusions, post-operative airway, pain, nausea, and arterial and venous access site management. Cardiac and vascular nurses will educate patients about post-operative care management and provide same day discharge instructions for outpatients and continued care for inpatients. The delivery of professional nursing care at Stormont Vail Health is guided by Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared governance, both of which are congruent with the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Preferred Experience Qualifications

• Experience in a clinic setting.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to rights of patient/significant other, as identified within the institution. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and departmental functioning. Strives to manage situations in a manner, which minimizes risk to the patient and the institution. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal and written methods. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - KSBN
• Required Basic Life Support - BLS. RQI or other certifications may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS depending on department. Must have within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - ACLS. Must have within 90 days of hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support - PALS. Must have within 90 days of hire.

What you will do

• Provides direct patient care as defined within the scope of the state’s nurse practice act.
• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological and cognitive status.
• Administers prescribed medications, infusions, titrate cardiac and anticoagulant infusions, and/or treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Formulates a prioritized and goal directed plan of care for inpatients, which is based on patient’s presenting problems and projected outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent manner, while promoting the continuum of care.
• Functions to establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Prepares equipment and aids provider during treatment, examination and testing of patients.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the health care process (self, systems, environment, and instrumentation) in meeting outcomes.
• Observes, records, and reports patient’s condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to provider.
• Provides medication as directed.
• Documents in patient and department records in a timely, accurate and concise manner according to department standards.
• Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information.
• Compiles tests and examination results.
• Monitoring patients’ level of consciousness throughout and side effects of sedation/anesthesia recovery, complications from cardiac, interventional and diagnostic radiology procedures, including bleeding.
• Monitoring for Assists Cardiologist, Radiologists, and APP’s to conduct laboratory test results, cardiac stress tests, stress echocardiograms, CT coronary cardiograms, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
• Treating pain, nausea, and other post-procedure symptoms of anesthesia.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress towards achieving outcomes.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established standards of care.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution as a method of sound decision making.
• Greets patients and prepares them for provider examination.
• Collects patient history information.
• Instruct patients in collection of samples and tests.
• Triages and refers incoming telephone calls.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Participates in system wide/department patient care quality improvement activities as well as standards development.
• Participates actively in clinical education activities, including orientation of new employees and teaching student nurses.
• Participates in nursing research activities.
• Participates in development and attainment of system wide/department hospital goals.
• Delegates tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care and department activities in accordance with the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act.
• Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level and decision making as necessary and assertively seeks guidance in areas of question.
• As requested this position will float to the hospital to perform Registered Nurse duties.
• Adheres to staffing and scheduling practices.
• Adheres to Universal Protocol and completes surgical safety checklists.
• Completes pre-operative care and tasks to pre procedure orders and safety protocols.
• Utilizes Aldrete score.
• Educates on post operative discharge instructions.
• Required for All Jobs Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health Performs other duties as assigned.

Patient Facing Options

Position is Patient Facing Remote Work Guidelines Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards. Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed. Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours. Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor. Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability

On-Site; No Remote Scope No Supervisory Responsibility No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands

• Balancing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Ladders): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Climbing (Stairs): Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Crawling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Crouching: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Feeling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Fine Motor): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Grasping (Gross Hand): Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Handling: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Kneeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs
• Operate Foot Controls: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs
• Repetitive Motions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Sitting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Stooping: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Talking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Working Conditions Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Chemical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Combative Patients: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Working Conditions Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Working Conditions Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour
Working Conditions Needle Stick: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Working Conditions Noise/Sounds: Frequently 3-5 Hours
• Working Conditions Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Poor Ventilation, Fumes and/or Gases: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Radiant Energy: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Risk of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Working Conditions Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs: Occasionally 1-3 Hours
• Working Conditions Hazards (other): Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Vibration: Rarely less than 1 hour
• Working Conditions Wet and/or Humid: Rarely less than 1 hour

Stormont Vail is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to the philosophy and practice of providing equal opportunities for all employees and prospective employees, without regard to the following classifications: race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This applies to all aspects of employment practices including hiring, firing, pay, benefits, promotions, lateral movements, job training, and any other terms or conditions of employment. Retaliation is prohibited against any person who files a claim of discrimination, participates in a discrimination investigation, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment act based upon the above classifications.

Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has been serving the health care needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care hospital, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, which includes more than 250 physicians. Nearly 5,300 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatrics clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics. Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.