CARDIAC CATH LAB REGISTERED NURSE or Cath Lab Tech (RN)-Full Time (RENO)

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24/7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

What we at Sierra Medical Center value:
• Compassion : We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy : We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork : We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality : We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics : We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect : We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence : We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation : We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care

Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

This Cath Lab Registered Nurse OR CATH LAB RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST opportunity is full time at 40 hours per week, offers full benefits and a convenient flexible schedule.   The Cath Lab Registered Nurse :  Provides direct patient care to adult patient populations. Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the procedural/interventional environment. This position communicates effectively with the physician and team members about patient condition. Assesses procedure room for equipment functioning and readiness. Assists in obtaining supplies for individual cases and ensuring all appropriate needs of the cardiovascular lab team are met. Monitors, positions and assists patient during procedure as well as administers moderate sedation under the guidance of the Physician. Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities. 

OR The Cardiovasculare Lab Radiological Technologist :  Responsible for performing cardiovascular and interventional radiological procedures. Performs radiographic diagnostic and interventional procedures in the interventional service line, upon the order of a licensed practitioner. Provides for optimal patient care applying departmental standards and protocols. Exercises professional judgement in performance of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology procedures. Provides appropriate patient care and recognized patient conditions essential for successful completion of the procedure.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for admitting, recovering and discharging of patients from the Cardiovascular Lab.
• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other health team members as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes post-procedure assessments.
• Approaches patient in a kind, gentle manner. Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.

Benefits for full and part time employees:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off 
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries! 
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com 

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Regulatory Requirements Tech:

1. Graduate of an accredited educational program in Radiologic Technology. 

1. Minimum 1 year of experience in Radiology Special Procedures or Cath Lab preferred.

1. Experience with scrubbing preferred.

1. Ability to participate in on-call schedule on a regular basis for special procedures. 
2. 2 years Cath Lab experaince required

For the RN you will need :

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Nevada.
• Current POC license within 90 days.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current ACLS certification.
• Minimum of one year experience in critical care.
• 2 years Cath Lab experaince required