PRN RN Specialist - Cardiac Catheter POD

PRN RN Specialist - Cardiac Catheter POD

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager, you will coordinate and assist with tests, procedures and treatments for patients with cardiac diseases and conditions. In this role, you will generally interact with five outpatients a day, allowing you to truly develop relationships with each person. This niche department houses a family of caregivers brought together by a shared passion for improving the lives of patients and the community.

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) variable shifts.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate patient transfers with Heart Center Coordinator, referring physicians and other institutions for Cath Lab procedures.
• Coordinate and structure schedules between CCU, Cardiology Units and Surgical Services.
• Evaluate staffing requirements based upon volume and complexity of procedures.
• Provide patient care during procedures such as catheterizations, pacemaker insertions, angioplasties and myocardial biopsies, atherectomy procedures and electrophysiology studies.
• Record and monitor pressures and other vital signs during procedures.
• Monitor patients in holding area after procedures until stabilized.
• Perform interpretations of patient clinical information and record physiological data.
• Prepare rooms and equipment for procedures to be done.
• Instruct patients, families and employees about laboratory procedures.
• Maintain and updates patient records regularly.
• Supervise departmental work related to patient care.
• Participate in community outreach events sponsored by AGMC/HVC.
• Support and participate in community wellness programs.
• Serve as preceptor for university students in nursing and/or other health sciences.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications through the American Heart Association
• Three years of experience in Critical Care/Cardiology
• Demonstrated expertise in arrhythmia interpretation

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Critical Care experience

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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