Registered Nurse or Radiology Technician/Cardiovascular Specialist - Cleveland, United States - Tennova Healthcare
Description
POSITION PURPOSE
To provide safe and effective patient care before, during, and after the invasive diagnostic or interventional cardiac cath/special procedure according to professional practice procedures.
To assist the physician during the procedure by maintaining the sterile field and by providing safe and effective patient care.
To define excellence, and give hope, from our family to yours is our mission at Tennova Healthcare - Cleveland.To that end, our vision is to be the provider of choice for our patients, the employer of choice for those seeking to live lives of impact, and the team of choice for our clinicians at every level.
Our commitment to each teammate is to provide an environment where excellence, personal and professional growth, and accomplishment can flourish.
Our expectation for each teammate is that they share our commitment to creating such an environment and that our collective responsibility to our teammates and our patients remains at the forefront of what we do.
We seek high performers. Join us if you are one.POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing, orradiology technology, or cardiovascular technology or respiratory therapy as evidenced by verification of state licensure.
Experience:
One year of critical care or emergency room experience is preferred.
Licenses/Certificates:
Current Tennessee or compact professional license or RCIS certification required within one year.
Current certification in BLS and ACLS (Red Cross or AHA). If not ACLS certified on hire, must acquire it within 6 months.
General Responsibilities:
Observe professional ethics in maintaining confidential information acquired concerning the personal, financial, medical or employment status of patients of Tennova Healthcare - Cleveland and their families.
Participate in Performance Improvement activities.
Utilize the nursing process to oversee and provide age specific patient care.
Communicate in an acceptable and easily understood manner.
Develops, implements, and updates plans of care for patients receiving special procedures.
Educates on and adheres to the patient bill of rights.
Care for patients receiving conscious sedation in special care areas.
Under the general direction of the physician(Cardiologist/Radiologist), will assist by scrubbing procedures or monitoring physiologic and hemodynamic data, as related to diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures performed in the cardiovascular lab.
Ensures the procedure room is adequately prepared for the procedure.
Monitors par level of all instruments and supplies
Assists in all aspects of invasive and noninvasive cardiac procedures.
Participates in departmental staff meetings and performance improvement activities and the training of new staff.