Registered Nurse - Part-time

Job Description

Job Description

Background:

Established in 1963, The Cardiovascular Care Group provides complete care for patients with vascular disease. With New Jersey offices in Essex, Passaic, Union, Morris, Monmouth, and Mercer counties, the Group is able to deliver care in both office-based and hospital settings. The Vein Institute provides comprehensive care to patients with venous disease.

Registered Nurse - Part-time Job Summary:

The incumbent is responsible for delivering high quality nursing care to patients undergoing vascular interventional procedures in the Surgical Suite, as well as maintaining the environment in which the care is delivered.  Our Registered Nurses are equipped to perform duties in pre, intra and post-operative environments.

Responsibilities include:

• Applies the nursing process in provision of patient care: identify patient needs, formulate a plan, provide care & treatment and evaluate the patient’s response in a timely fashion.
• Provide patients and their family members or caretakers with information for pre and post-operative education. Including home recovery and any restrictions on diet or activity.
• Interacts with physicians and other staff in providing care to the patient
• Completes accurate charting and records in electronic medical record system
• Transports and assists patients as needed.
• Handles protected health information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program and initiatives; including but not limed to Radiation Safety
• Performs other department related duties as assigned

Preoperative Responsibilities include:

• Assists in positioning, responding to comfort/safety of patient 
• Takes and monitors patients’ vital signs
• Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed
• Provides basic, bedside care

Intraoperative Responsibilities include:

Circulating Duties only

• Maintains a sterile environment
• Sets up and opens sterile supplies in the procedure room 
• Assists in pulling femoral sheaths and permacaths
• Monitors patient during procedures
• (May) scrub in and assist surgeon
• Operates all equipment necessary for patient care (e.g., Oxygen tank, surgical instruments, autoclave, cardiac monitors) 
• Handles patient documentation
• Inventories all items both pre and post-surgery