Cath Lab Nurse
US-AR-HOT SPRINGS
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Req #: 377626
Type: Varies
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Overview: As our Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse at CHI St Vincent Hot Springs, you'll care for patients who may have life-threatening cardiac events or conditions while helping their families navigate daily care and the long-term plan for healing and maintenance outside of the hospital. Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to go the extra mile for your patients and your strong assessment skills. To further support your nursing career, we offer continuing education opportunities to help you advance your clinical nursing skills. CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is a 280 bed faith-based, non-profit, Magnet Accredited facility providing quality health care to patients and communities from all over the State of Arkansas. As the only level II trauma center in the southwest part of the state, CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is the regional referral center for cardiology, trauma, neuro, ortho, oncology and critical care/pulmonary. We have also been voted as one of Arkansas Best Places to Work by Arkansas Business since 2019. We have earned top patient safety ratings from Leapfrog and was recently named as one of the Nation's 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in Fortune and PINC AI. If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us. Responsibilities: As a Cath Lab Nurse, will assist the doctor in performing interventional procedures like cardiac catheterizations, valvuloplasties, and angioplasties. Other procedures include inserting pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). Additional responsibilities for this health care role include: * Monitoring patients' conditions and assessing their needs * Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients * Administering patients' medications and providing treatments according to physicians' orders * Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families Qualifications: * Unencumbered license to practice in the State of Arkansas * 6 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program) * Previous cath lab experience preferred, but not required * BLS through the American Heart Association is required * Must be able to participate on a rotating call schedule and report to the hospital within 30 minutes of call
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