Cardiac catherization lab staff RN

Cardiac Catheterization Lab Staff RN

Duties Pre/Post Area Responsibilities: Assesses/reassesses young adult, adult, and elderly patients and applies the nursing process to:

• Demonstrates basic competency in specialized procedures/equipment, i.e.
• Cardiac Monitoring
• Care of and/or recovery of patient pre/post interventional cardiac procedures
• Care of patients with vascular closure devices: application, maintenance, and removal
• Maintain/Pull Arterial and/or Venous Sheaths
• ACT machine
• Angioseal/Vasoseal
• Minimal Sedation
• Use of moderate sedation with use of safety and prevention guidelines involved in delivery of moderate sedation.
• Assist with transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) with use of safety and guidelines involved in delivery of the procedure.
• Perform "Bubble" method as required when assisting with TEE
• Pain management and follow-up pain reassessment
• Blood draws and use of appropriate "order-of-the-draw" for labs
• IV therapy
• IV ADD
• Infusion of blood and blood products
• Information management
• Synchronized Cardioversion
• ICD's Pacemakers (Temporary and Permanent) Pre/Post Care and Recovery Skills
• Care of and/or recovery of patient pre/post interventional cardiac procedures
• Care of and/or recovery of patient pre/post electrophysiology procedures
• Care of and/or recovery of patient pre/post interventional radiology procedures
• Care of patients with vascular closure devices: application, maintenance, removal and post care.
• Assist with Vascular Procedures, including IVC Filters, Run-Offs, Acute and Chronic Occlusions
• Maintain/Pull Arterial and/or Venous Sheaths
• ACT Machine
• Assist with Peripheral Balloons and Stents
• Assist with Thermodilution and Invasive Monitoring
• Assist with IVUS procedures
• Assist with Interventional Radiology (IR) procedures
• Assist with FFR (Fraction Flow Reserve) Procedures
• Assist with Electrophysiology "EP" Procedures
• Assist with RF Ablations
• Assist with Cryoablations
• Assist with insertion of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, maintenance and trouble shoot
• Assist with Loop Recorder Insertion
• Assist with ICDs, Pacemakers (Temporary and Permanent)
• Assist with Spectranetics Laser
• Synchronized Cardioversion/Defibrillation
• Pain management and follow-up pain reassessment
• Anaphylactic Reactions: Monitor for, manage, and use of anaphylactic kit

Education:

• Associate's degree in nursing required.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• RN license required.
• CPR required BLS, ACLS, NIHSS EKG required.
• 2 years' experience required, 5 years preferred.