Full-Time

Registered Nurse

Cardiac Cath Lab with Sign-On Bonus

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Medical University of South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

Junior, Mid

North, SC, USA

Must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse in South Carolina.

Category
Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Requirements
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the state of South Carolina.
  • Two years’ experience in ICU/CCU or Telemetry with diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures.
  • BLS and ACLS certification required.
Responsibilities
  • Assesses the number and level of personnel needed to provide quality patient care in the CCL and collaborates with the Head Nurse or Supervisor in adjusting staffing and assignments.
  • Assesses the delivery of nursing care in the CCL and identifies problems and any need for improvements.
  • Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment.
  • Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
  • Assesses the health care status of all assigned patients in the CCL as outlined in the nursing standards.
  • Completes a comprehensive patient history and physical, including patient interview, psychological and physical assessment, as well as patient’s perception of illness.
  • Collects data from patient, family, significant others, health care providers, and individuals and/or agencies in the community.
  • Collects data by interview, observation, inspection, auscultation, and palpation.
  • Assesses reports and records: EKG, Urinalysis, Radiology studies, Serial cardiac enzymes, Hematology studies, Previous records, Chemistry studies, Arterial blood gases, Coagulation studies, Echocardiograms.
  • Recognizes and assesses initial/slight alterations in the patient’s body system (i.e., heart and lung sounds) and verbalizes this among members of health team.
  • Interprets heart patterns on monitor and assesses changes in pattern, verbalizing this among members of the health team.
  • Organizes assessment data so they are accurate, complete and accessible and so they remain confidential.
  • Communicates assessment data in an orderly fashion by reporting, revising, verbalizing pertinent information among members of the health team, and recording.
  • Serves on Hospital committees and helps review and revise policies and procedures, as directed by CCL Coordinator.
  • Plans and develops self-objectives.
  • Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
  • Plans ways to solve problems and to make improvements in the CCL, in collaboration with the Coordinator.
  • Completes a written nursing care plan for all assigned patients in CCL.
  • Identifies the patient’s present/potential problems from the patient assessment: Patient’s health status is determined.
  • Problems are given priority according to impact upon the patient’s health status.
  • Formulates desired outcomes specific to the patient problems/needs and established standards.
  • Formulates desired outcomes so that they are specific, measurable within a certain time frame, and consistent with other health providers’ expectations.
  • Incorporates Home Health Care into desired outcomes: Provides support systems, health information, and resources to assist the acceptance of lifestyle modifications.
Medical University of South Carolina

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