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Requirements for submittal: Coversheet, LIC and Certs in hand, Float form if applicable. Schedule Notes: Cath Lab Experience, Pre and Post Experience preferred, Acute Cardiac Experience Optional. Must have Epic Experience.
RN Expected to Float between Cath Lab and CVU Will consider 48/hr contract request Non Standard Shift Details: N/A
Required
-Nursing Diploma. OR -ADN or ASN from an accredited school of Nursing. Preferred
-BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing. Required Certifications
-Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. -Basic Life Support BLS for Healthcare Provider certification AHA or ARC. Preferred Certifications
-N/A
-One 1 year of nursing experience. Preferred Skills
-N/A Certificates and Licenses: Description:
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
- Education: Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
- Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
- With assistance uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.
- Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.
- Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
- Evaluation of Care -Identifies expected patient outcomes.
- Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care.
- Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care.
- Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
- Implementation: Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems including population-appropriate physical psychosocial educational and safety aspects of care.
- Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.
- Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards policies and procedures in delivery of care.
- Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs.
- Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
- Leadership: With assistance develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations.
- Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor.
- Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
- Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
- Effectively uses communication systems.
- Participates in promoting cost-effective care.
- Gives feedback to co-workers.
- Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.
- Promotes a safe clean and secure hospital environment for all.
- Patient Assessment: Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
- Includes appropriate physical psychosocial education and safety needs.
- Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others.
- Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
- Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
- Planning: Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care.
- Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
- Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning.
- Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care.
- Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
- Research: Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice.
- Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Weekends Required: No On Call Required: Late Call, Vascular Call, Possilbe Flex down due to cases Interview Type: Auto Offer Process Level Department Description: UNC Health Wayne---Cardiovascular Unit---Cardiac Cath Lab: Primary/secondary circulator for diagnostic and interventional cardiology/vascular procedures, administering and monitoring moderate sedation. Assisted with equipment/supplies in fast-paced settings.
Also provided pre/post care, recovery, cardioversions, loop recorders, and radiology procedures.