Cath Lab Nurse

Shift: Days
Hours: 7a-5:30p
Shift length: 10hrs
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Weekend rotation: on call only
On Call: yes; 1Fri, 1Sat, 1 Sun, 1 Mon- Thurs shift = total 3 days
Required certifications: RN Lic, BLS, ACLS; Scrub, EP & Cath experience required, need to be in rotating late shifts to finish cases
Scrub Color: Provided

Job Summary

The Cath Lab Nurse, under the ANA Product of practice, utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles. The Cath Lab Nurse provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Beaumont policies and procedures. Working within a multidisplinary team environment demonstrates specialized care within the cath lab and across the cath lab care continuum (Pre/Intra/Post Lab) while using critical thinking and excellent communication.

Essential Functions

• Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge needs of patient/family/significant other.

• Applies the Core Concepts of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice and uses this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.

• Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.

• Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.

• Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience, fiscally responsible).

• Provides assistance to individuals in a manner that takes into account their special needs, age-related and cultural-related needs.

• Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.

• Delegates appropriate tasks.

• Demonstrates knowledge of and competently performs technical procedures and uses equipment properly.

• Documents in the patient record in a timely, accurate and concise manner. Develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.

• Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring peers and educating patients and families.

• Stays up to date with current health system initiatives and incorporates evidence based practice and research into practice. Maintains current knowledge in area of clinical practice.

• Completes a self-appraisal that includes professional goals annually and completes peer review.

• Participates in department-based activities, staff meetings and committees.

• Actively participates in hand offs of care, including the patient, family, and partners in care.

• Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of community served.

• Duties as assigned based on the invasive cardiology or vascular service being provided.

• Administration of sedatives/analgesics as supported by the Moderate Sedation policy for the performance of invasive, manipulative or constraining diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Monitors patient s response to drug treatments.

Qualifications

• Required Associate's Degree Graduate of accredited school of nursing with an Associate's degree or equivalent.

• Required Bachelor's Degree B.S.N., or M.S.N., or DNP/PhD - if not minimum BSN prepared, new graduate/nurse with less than one (1) year experience is required to enroll in an accredited BSN program within one (1) year of licensure date and complete within five (5) years required. This is effective April 18, 2023.

• 1 year of relevant experience Minimum of one (1) year acute care experience. Required

• Critical Care, Cath Lab, or Procedural/OR experience. Preferred

• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

• CRT-Specialty Certification - UNKNOWN Unknown in specialty 2 Yrs required

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire required Or

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC client Upon Hire required

• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 180 Days required

Physical Demands

• Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs

• Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs

• Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs

• Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs

• Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs

• Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs

• Sitting: Occasionally

• Standing: Frequently

• Walking: Frequently

• Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally

• Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally

• Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally

• Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally

• Squat: Seldom

• Stair Climbing: Seldom

• Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom

• Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally

• Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally

• Handling: Occasionally

• Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally

• Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally

• Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently

• Visual Acuity 1
  [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom

• Color Vision (Ishihara) Test
  [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom