Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization Lab - Houston, Texas - Cardiac Cath Lab
Company: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 28, 2023
Job Description:
Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization Lab - Houston,
Texas
Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
Duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- The Cardiac Catheterization RN Nurse is to demonstrate
proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate
planning.
- The Cardiac Catheterization RN is self-directed in goal setting
for managing complex patient situations and provides care for the
Veteran in the Electrophysiology or Cardiac Catheterization
Suite.
- The RN provides direct patient care to the patients undergoing
diagnostic, interventional, coronary, peripheral, and
electrophysiology studies
- The RN communicates with the physician on an ongoing basis
concerning the patient's condition and administration of conscious
sedation medication for the procedure.
- The RN consistently assists with the maintenance and inventory
of equipment.
- The RN assures that all equipment and supplies are in a
complete state of readiness for the desired procedure.
- The Cardiac Catheterization RN ensures that hospital policies
and protocols are complied with for all procedures.
- The RN hemodynamically monitors, positions and assists patients
during procedures. Cardiac Catheterization RN's are to be
proficient in hemodynamic monitoring and electrocardiogram (ECG)
interpretation
- Applies the nursing process to systems or processes at the
unit/team/work group level to improve care. Demonstrates leadership
by involving others in improving care.
- Provides a full range of nursing care (planning, delivery,
coordinating, accountability) to patients with complex care needs
utilizing the nursing process based on the ANA Standards of Nursing
Practice, VHA Directives, and local policies.
- Initiates and implements interdisciplinary plan of care based
on assessments, to include a spiritual assessment.
- Accurately documents in the medical record patient findings,
assessments, and care provided.
- Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge in assessing, planning,
implementing, documenting, evaluating, and executing care for
designated groups of patients across the continuum of care:
Recognizing the age related cognitive, physical, emotional, and
chronological maturation needs of the adult and geriatric
patient.
- Maintains role-specific competency checklist complete and is
rated competent in all measured areas.
- Manages nursing care of patients and effectively functions as
the charge nurse, team leader, or in other leadership role that
guides and directs others who provide patient care, in a
loving-caring manner.
- Uses a team approach to identify, analyze, and resolve patient
care problems that result in improved patient outcomes.
Pay:
Paid Time Off:
Retirement:
Insurance:
Licensure:
Work Schedule:
Telework:
Virtual:
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
EDRP Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
Financial Disclosure Report:
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