Cath Lab RN

Company: Beaumont Health
Location: Ann Arbor
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

Be Extraordinary, Join Our Team!Beaumont is now offering a $10,000 sign on bonus for this full-time, 12-hour (8am-8:30pm) day shift position in the Cath Lab.GENERAL SUMMARY:The Registered Nurse Cath Lab, under the ANA scope 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 multidisciplinary 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 DUTIES:1. Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and discharge needs of patient/family/significant other.2. Applies the Core Concepts of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice and uses this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.3. Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.4. Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.5. Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience, fiscally responsible).6. Provides assistance to individuals in a manner that takes into account their special needs, age-related and cultural-related needs.7. Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.8. Delegates appropriate tasks.9. Demonstrates knowledge of and competently performs technical procedures and uses equipment properly.10. 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.11. Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring peers and educating patients and families.12. 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.13. Completes a self-appraisal that includes professional goals annually and completes peer review.14. Participates in department-based activities, staff meetings and committees.15. Actively participates in hand offs of care, including the patient, family, and partners in care.16. Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of community served.17. Duties as assigned based on the invasive cardiology or vascular service being provided.18. Administration of sedatives/analgesics as supported by the Moderate Sedation policy for the performance of invasive, manipulative or constraining diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Monitors patients response to drug treatments.BENEFITSBeaumont offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.

• Generous paid time off, holidays and flexible scheduling
• Our employees receive special discounts on a wide range of products and services
• Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
• Relocation assistance
• Generous retirement savings, disability insurance, identify theft protection and even home and auto insuranceSTANDARD QUALIFICATIONSA. Education / Training: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Diploma, A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., DNP/PhD if not minimum BSN prepared, new graduate/nurse with less than one (1) year experience is required to sign an educational contract upon hire to complete BSN within specified timeframe and adhere to contract stipulations. RN must enroll in an accredited BSN program within one (1) year of licensure date and complete within the next four (4) years. This is effective September 1, 2017.B. Work Experience: Minimum of one (1) year acute care experience required. Critical Care, Cath Lab, or Procedural/OR experience preferred.C. Certification, Licensure, Registration: Registered Nursewith active license in State of Michigan. Specialty Certification highly recommended after 2 years in specialty.D. Other Qualifications: Current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification and other certifications as required by department. ACLS within 6 months of hire/transfer On-call rotation responsibilities (after hours, weekend, and holiday). Employee assigned to an on-call shift will be expected to be available by telephone or pager and be able to respond within the designated departmental time-frames.WORKING CONDITIONS:A. Physical Effort: StrengthPosition requires ability to frequently push/pull up to 30 lb. objects with assist of others, occasional requires ability to lift objects more than 50 lbs. with others, constantly lift objects up to 20 lbs. And frequently lift up to 40 lbs. Manual DexterityPosition requires incumbent to constantly perform simple motor skills such as standing, walking and simple manipulative skills such as writing. Position requires incumbent to frequently perform moderately difficult manipulative skills such as positioning patients. CoordinationPosition requires incumbent to constantly perform gross body coordination such as walking. Frequently perform tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as assisting patients to eat, collections of specimens for transport to lab and tasks which require arm-hand steadiness such as taking patients temps and pulses. MobilityPositions requires incumbent to constantly walk and stand; occasionally sit for prolonged periods, frequently bend such as when caring for a patient in bed. Visual DiscriminationPositions requires incumbent to constantly see objects far away as in driving and see close objects such as reading thermometers. HearingPositions requires incumbent to constantly be able to hear normal sound with some background noise as in answering phone/intercom. Frequently be able to distinguish sound as in equipment alarms.B. Work Environment: Employee may be frequently exposed to electro-magnetic radiations as in VDTs. Occasionally exposed to hazardous material other than blood, body tissues, or fluids, dust, toxins, cytotoxions, chemical hazardous materials, bodily injuries, loud and/or unpleasant noises, high humidity, electrical hazards, or poisonous substances. Infrequently exposed to blood, body tissue, or fluids. Seldom exposed to fluctuations in temperature, grease, oil, and radiation. Potential risk of an exposure to hazardous medications or waste materials of hazardous medications. Frequent use of lead aprons (15-20lbs)ABOUT BEAUMONTBeaumont offers you a world of opportunity throughout Southeast Michigan. With eight hospitals and 155 outpatient sites youll have a wide variety of practice settings to choose from. Beaumont has more nationally ranked hospitals in Michigan than any other health system.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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