Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Job Description
Registered nurse cardiac cath
provides professional nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic services to hospitalized patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Advisory and Support - To act as business partner in supporting the business initiatives (such as key projects, product development, ) and offer op risk related advice
Assist Cath lab team with diagnostic and interventional procedures
Collaborate with medical director in developing the plan of care
Function as part of the interdisciplinary team to ensure excellent patient care
Be a part of a team providing care during the pre/intra/post operative phases of diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath lab procedures/services
Be a part of creating a culture of nursing excellence and shared governance which will put patients first always
Assist the Cath Lab team with diagnostic and interventional procedures
Collaborate with the Medical Director in developing the patient's plan of care
Help create a culture of nursing excellence and shared governance
Participate on a team providing care during the pre/intra/post operative phases of diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath lab procedures/services
Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACLS, BLS, BCLS, PALS, CPR, BC, VA, CRNI, PICC, CCRN
Education for Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the registered nurse cardiac cath job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, Graduate, Education, Associates, Nursing Program, Science, Healthcare, Supervision, English
Skills for Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath
Desired skills for registered nurse cardiac cath include:
Psychosocial
ECG monitoring
Adult and geriatric patients
Cultural
Developmental needs for a select category of patients
Developmental needs of the adolescent
Physical
Spiritual
Diagnostic tests and report abnormalities to the Physician
Invasive procedures and prepares patients appropriately according to policy
Desired experience for registered nurse cardiac cath includes:
Create a culture of nursing excellence and shared governance which will put patients first always
RN Manager would work out schedule with SPT supervisor and SR
Based on department needs and scheduled PTO
Direct Reports? 15 RNs the SPT Supervisor is over the Special Procedure Techs and CVT
Cath Lab experience is preferred
Minimum 1 year ICU, CCU or Cardiac Cath Lab Experience preferred
Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Examples
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Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of registered nurse cardiac cath. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Responsible for admitting, recovering and discharging of patients from the Cardiac Cath Laboratory
- Appropriately assess and reassess the patients’ pain
- Organizes staff assignments to ensure appropriate delegation of activities
- Understands and is proficient in the utilization of Luminex
- Systematically and continually collects data regarding the health status of the client
- Coordinates a comprehensive individualized Plan of Care for the client, their significant other, and healthcare provider to obtain expected outcomes.*
- Implements the Plan of Care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and practice guidelines in a safe and appropriate manner.*
- Determines both the clients’ progress towards the attainment of expected outcomes and the effectiveness of nursing care.*
- Ensures accuracy in the medication process, including transport, storage, security, and/or administration of medications to include IV solutions.*
- Establishes short and long range professional goals and implements a plan for achievement of these goals
Qualifications for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Graduate of an accredited and/or approved school of nursing
- Minimum of two years of experience in Critical Care Nursing
- One year experience in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory preferred
- Current Nursing License in the State of Florida
- Current BCLS & ACLS certifications
- Ability to communicate with patients, peers and medical staff
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Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of registered nurse cardiac cath. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Essential job duties
- The Imaging RN will also
- Maintains proper performance of physiologic recording equipment and biplane digital angiographic equipment
- With the approval of the Medical Director, Chief of Cardiology and Administrator, develops policies and procedures for quality control of physiologic recording processes, digital recording processes and record storage and retrieval systems
- Provides age and developmental appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults
- Provides safe and appropriate nursing care
- Recognizes and identifies own learning needs and responsibility for continual development
- Provides age and developmental appropriate care to infants, children and adults
- Retrieves narcotic keys from Pixis and performs narcotic count
- Conscious Sedation
Qualifications for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Critical Care or Cath Lab experience preferred
- Minimum 1 year RN experience in Cath Lab or Critical Care in an acute care setting strongly preferred
- Minimum of three (3) years critical care nursing experience including
- One year prior nursing experience in CCU/ICU or Special Procedures required
- Minimum of 1 year experience or equivalent calculated experience in military or civilian setting
- Previous ED/CVICU cardiac/Telemetry floor experience is a plus
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Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a registered nurse cardiac cath. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Circulator for cardiac catheterization procedures and electrophysiology procedures
- Coordinate effective handling of emergencies
- Effective communication with physicians and interdepartmental staff
- Conscious sedation certification
- 500 hours at a level 2 cardiac catheterization lab
- Nursing- Associate Degree
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Florida
- 2 years in ICU setting (Preferred)
- Cardiac catheterization lab experience in cardiac catheterization lab(Preferred)
- Electronic Charting or experience with CERNER(Preferred)
Qualifications for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Must be a graduate of Critical Care Course
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program (BSN preferred) with current CT license
- 2-4 years minimum experience in cardiology, with critical care highly preferred
- Cath Lab or Interventional Radiology experience preferred
- Must be collaborative and flexible, working in close team environment
- Arrhythmia certification required, BLS from the American Heart Association required
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Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of registered nurse cardiac cath. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Maintain interdepartmental communication and participate in the performance improvement and enhancement process
- Demonstrates clinical competence in assisting the physician in caring for patients in the Cardiovascular Lab by possessing a thorough understanding of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, CV/EP procedure protocols and operation of specialized CV equipment
- Coordinates the smooth and efficient workflow for patients in the CVL environment
- Participates in other duties as assigned including, but not limited to, Cardiovascular Research, Quality initiatives around core measures, ACC, ICD, Pacemaker, STEMI data collection and entry, scheduling, CVL inventory management and mentoring of new CVL associates
- Have a minimum of one year experience in an Cath Lab , Emergency Room, Critical Care preferred
- The incumbent performs patient assessments and monitoring peri-procedurally, administers medications, conscious sedation and IV contrast and procedures per established policies, protocols and guidelines
- Assesses and evaluates patient's stated needs, latent abilities and social networks
- The incumbent supports physicians and other professionals in using diagnostic and interventional instruments, equipment and accessories for cardiac and interventional imaging
- Applies the nursing process in evaluating care to ensure the highest level of care
- Through the utilization of the nursing process delivers quality care to patients via a patient centered care model
Qualifications for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Current proficiency preferred in skilled initiation and maintenance of IV Therapy in all age levels per protocol
- 1 year critical care experience preferred
- Electophysiology experience a plus
- This position is exposed to ionizing radiation and requires the employee to wear a lead apron and stand for long periods of time
- 1 year recent Radiology experience in acute care or free standing facility
- Previous Critical Care, ER or Cath Lab experience preferred
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Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a registered nurse cardiac cath. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Monitoring of patients' hemodynamics and physiological condition
- Extensive knowledge in the care of hemodynamic equipment
- Mastery of EKG and dysrhythmias analysis and interpretations
- Accurate documentation of vital signs, strips and pressure tracings
- Ability to perform as a scrub assistant during cardiac cath, PCI and peripheral angiogram, peripheral angioplasty, and permanent pacemaker insertion
- Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals
- Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF
- Provide health promotions, counseling, and education
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions
- Direct and supervise care provide by other healthcare professionals
Qualifications for registered nurse cardiac cath
- Minimum 2 year ICU or Cardiac Cath Lab Experience preferred
- Interventional Cath Lab or critical care experience preferred
- BLS/ACLS Certificate
- Minimum of one year clinical nursing experience as an RN in a similar setting (Cath Lab) preferred
- Minimum of one year Hospital Registered Nurse experience required, pediatric cardiac catheterization preferred
- PALS certification required upon hire date