RN Cath Lab (ccf)

Job Description

                    

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Job Title

RN Cath Lab

                        

Location

Garfield Hts

                    

Facility

Marymount Hospital

                     

Department

Cardiac Cath Laboratory-Marymount Hospital

                      

Job Code

F99950

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

                       

Job Summary

Join the Cleveland Clinic team at our Marymount Hospital, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the No. 4 hospital in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

A Registered Nurse is responsible for understanding complicated medical histories, advanced surgical procedures, pain modalities and thorough nutritional support. Your primary duties will include:

- Providing direct nursing care.

- Monitoring, recording, and communicating patients’ conditions as appropriate.

- Preparing patient care plans.

- Administering prescribed medications.

The ideal future caregiver is someone who:

- Is a team player.

- Has excellent communication skills.

- Can adapt to change.

- Has an interest in growing leadership skills.

- Can critically think and problem solve for patients’ best interests.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to join a supportive team and willing to learn new skills. The work culture in this department is positive and communication is clear between all team members. Cleveland Clinic will assist you by offering tuition reimbursement and cross-training for professional development.

Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

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Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Provides professional nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic services to hospitalized patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
• Assesses patient; completes nursing assessment, documents findings in patient records and notifies physician of abnormal findings.
• Establishes a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family and health care team.
• Coordinates ongoing care. Identifies discharge needs and facilitates discharge planning as appropriate.
• Provides telephone triage and call rotations per department needs.
• Performs nursing procedures and treatments as directed by physician or LIP in the treatment and management of patient care.
• Evaluates, initiates and maintains standards of care consistent with CCHS policies and procedures.
• Assists with specialized patient care equipment as required by the clinical department and medical specialty assigned.
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by a physician or LIP.
• Directs, coordinates and participates in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to patients.
• Establishes patient care priorities and delegates nursing activities according to the patient needs and staff qualifications and capabilities.
• Serves as charge nurse when assigned to ensure efficient operations and continuity of care.
• Participates in education, research and performance improvement activities. Provides health education to patients and families.
• Develops, evaluates, adapts and documents education to meet learning needs and abilities of patients and families.
• Assists in the preparation of department specific education for patients and colleagues. Covers other nursing roles in the department.
• Maintains core competency in nursing (CPR, skills labs).
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• BSN preferred.

Certifications:

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) required. In areas performing moderate sedation procedures must have current  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) Certification within 6 months of hire.

• If in an ED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA) upon hire or within one year of beginning work in the Emergency Department.

• In areas operating with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC Lines), Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) or Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC) certification is preferred within three years of hire.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of one year recent RN experience required; two years of recent RN experience preferred
• For Cardiac Catheterization or other related procedural areas, one year of critical care experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Current demonstrated clinical competence.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

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 for procedures.

                       

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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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