Cardiovascular Cath Lab Nurse - Brunswick, United States - Southeast Georgia Health System

Description

Interested in working for the Golden Isles' healthcare provider and employer of choice?

Throughout the many locations that make up the Southeast Georgia Health System network, there is a common thread that pulls everything together: A team of committed professionals like you. These individuals appreciate the value of every person who walks through our doors, and are the key to our culture of Service Excellence.

As a Cardiovascular Cath Lab Nurse, you will provide direct nursing care to the patient and provides assistance to the Cardiologist during all phases of cardiac catheterization. You will perform a variety of technical and administrative duties that relate to the Cardiac Cath Lab. You will work primarily with adult and geriatric patient populations.

You will be responsible for:

Effectively performs circulator, scrub and recorder duties during procedures.

Calibrates equipment as needed.

Performs and documents a nursing assessment to identify and prioritize patient's needs, with development of a plan of care. Evaluates, reassesses and documents nursing interventions, based on interdisciplinary plan of care making revisions as appropriate.

Accurately and consistently follows established guidelines for Moderate Sedation, practices Universal Precautions and follows all infection control policies.

Demonstrates accountability for administration, observation, charting and reporting side effects of drugs, intravenous procedures and other diagnostic and therapeutic measures.

Observes closely and communicates immediately information (arrhythmias, change in pressures, pain or mental state) to catheterizing physician before, during and after a procedure.

Accurately maintains department records and patient logs, and enters patient charges for procedures.

Responsible for assisting in the orientation and preceptorship of students and new staff to the role of an RN within the unit.