Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Cath Lab

We are searching for a Registered Nurses (RN) - Cardiac Cath Lab — someone to who work in a fast-paced and highly technical critical care hospital setting. In this position you’ll provide quality procedural care to cardiac patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family centered principles and cost-effective care in a technology and resource rich environment. If you are interested in joining our #1 Heart Center designated by U.S. News and World Report - apply today and come and grow with us!

Think you’ve got what it takes?

• Looking for Critical Care experience


• Pediatric experience a plus


• Cath lab experience a plus

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Associate’s degree, or technical diploma in nursing with acceptance or current enrollment in a BSN program and signed agreement or an Associate’s degree in a related field accepted by the Texas Board of Nursing for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining an RN license required or must be currently enrolled in a nursing bridge program working toward an MSN with a verified BSN-equivalency or a signed agreement.


• 9 months experience in nursing (minimum)


• RN License by Texas Board of Nursing or Nurse License Compact


• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association


• The ability to demonstrate positive and appropriate interpersonal skills, good time and resource management skills, flexibility, strong oral and written communication skills, knowledge of unit-specific equipment, and knowledge of the nursing process, critical thinking skills, PALS, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), culture, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner


• Analyzes situations, anticipates potential problems, and detects changes in patient status


• Re-prioritizes and updates plan of care based on new information and changes to the patient’s condition; communicates this information to other health care team members and documents in the medical record


• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences and documents in the medical record


• Assists patients/family in implementing their role in the plan of care as appropriate


• Assess patient family learning needs capabilities, preferences, and readiness to learn prior to teaching


• Demonstrates positive and effective interpersonal skills when dealing with patients/families, visitors, peers, and other health care team members


• Administers and documents medications and treatments in a timely manner


• Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge and utilize new skills needed to improve individual, team, and organizational performance


• Participate in unit performance improvement initiatives

“As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.”.