Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab / Intervention

Cardiac Catheterization Nurse

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range: $38.60 - $53.08/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview: Performs a variety of duties related to cardiac catheterization, interventional radiology, and neuro radiology procedures and is responsible for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. Responsible for necessary quality control performance and documentation that supports best practice standards and accreditation initiatives. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on age, physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity.

What You Will Do:

• Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population served.
• Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care. Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates organization of work, knowledge of process/procedure for applicable modality(s) and performs independently without close supervision.
• Demonstrates accountability for environment of care and ensures availability of necessary resources to provide positive work flow and efficient daily operations.
• Participates positively by taking ownership in training and support of all team members and students as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Program Graduate, Nursing (Required) and
• High School Diploma or GED, Only Required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Experience:

• Critical Care Experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire (Required) and
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire (Required) and
• ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 1-1/2 Yrs (Required)