Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Holding Room, Day Mid Shift - VUH

divh2Cardiac Cath Holding Room Nurse/h2pDiscover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilts mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research./ppJoin a dynamic Cardiac Cath Holding Room team that plays a vital role in preparing and recovering patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and other interventional cardiology procedures. Nurses in this area provide specialized care for patients before and after procedures, ensuring safe transitions, close monitoring, and patient education in a fast-paced procedural environment./ppPatient Population Includes:/pulliPatients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures/liliInterventional cardiology procedures/liliPre-procedure preparation and post-procedure recovery/liliPatients requiring cardiac monitoring and post-sedation care/liliAdults with a variety of cardiovascular conditions/li/ulpWhy Join This Unit?/pulliProcedural Cardiology Exposure/liliFast-Paced Environment/liliCollaborative Team/li/ulpPreferred Experience:/pulliInpatient cardiology, procedural, stepdown, or ICU experience/liliExperience with cardiac monitoring and post-procedural care preferred/liliAdult acute care nursing experience strongly preferred/li/ulpKey Responsibilities:/pulliCollaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum./liliAnalyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patients care and management to determine nursing diagnosis./liliContinually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patients progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes./liliEmploys strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment./liliThe responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned./li/ulpTechnical Capabilities:/pulliCare Planning (Novice): Demonstrates ability to anticipate resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work within areas of direct responsibility. Competently handles multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units. Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity. Follows up to assure problems and issues are resolved./liliNursing Patient Education (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency in providing patient education in practical applications of moderate difficulty./liliNursing Patient Assessment Evaluation (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate patients in practical applications of moderate difficulty. Conducts primary care patient interviews and physical examinations. Demonstrates sufficient acumen to recognize problems, ask questions and to contact the patients primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team. Has experience in gathering pertinent clinical data that aid in referral, treatment, or other primary care pathways./liliEvidence-Based Practice (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully search for evidence to answer clinical questions. Generally works under the direction of others while accomplishing assignments./li/ulpOur Nursing Philosophy:/ppWe believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Centers mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being./ppAs a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:/pulliAffordable High Quality Health Plan Options/liliDental and/or vision plan/lili403 (b) retirement plan/liliPaid Time off (flex PTO)/liliTuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)/liliShort-Long term disability/liliSubsidized backup childcare/liliAnd many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!/li/ulpAchieve the Remarkable:/ppLearn more about VUMC Nursing here./p/div