Registered Nurse - Invasive Cardiac Lab

** Up to a $25,000 Sign on Bonus for qualified Registered Nurses!!! Terms of payment may vary based on experience **

MAIN FUNCTION:

The Staff Nurse is a professional care giver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/instrumentation, and other health care team members. Reports to the Heart & Vascular Clinical Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists with scrubbing, circulation and recording in the Cath Lab per Cath Lab policies and physicians specific procedures.

• Maintains an adequate stock and proper inventory of drugs and narcotics.

• Is responsible for on-call coverage with response time not to exceed 30 minutes.

• Is skilled in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

• Remains flexible in staffing patterns and resolutions of staffing conflicts; rotates through non-invasive Cardiology Lab, as needed.

• Heart Institute Ambulatory Care Unit (HIACU) rotation involving prep and recovery of Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Interventional Radiology patients required.

• It is understood that this job description lists typical duties for the classification and is not to be considered inclusive of all duties, which may be assigned.

EDUCATION:

Registered Nurse; current NYS licensure. ACLS preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of one year critical care experience.

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) REQUIREMENTS:

Basic Life Support (BLS) required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required. Cardiac experience required. Previous Critical Care/ICU experience desirable .

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Required to be on feet much of time. Appreciable physical effort including lifting, reaching, stooping, moving patients and pushing of beds and stretchers.

EXPOSURE CATEGORY:

Category I. Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.

** A.D.A Essential Functions