Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology
RestoraCare Staffing
Fort Mohave, AZ
5x8 hrs, Days

Position Summary: The Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse promotes and restores patients’ health by completing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for patients requiring an invasive procedure based upon age specific and cultural needs. Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment. Documents patient care given. Monitors, patient vital signs and condition during the intraoperative phase. Communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, surgeon, anesthesia, and family. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs. Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Completes discharge phone calls. Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient. Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and advanced life support protocols. Monitors the sterile field and surgical environment to prevent infection.
Follows Universal Protocol and participates in time out as part of patient safety initiatives. Collects and enters data for Chest Pain Society and for NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registries) Cath PCI and ICD Registries. 8 hours shift Mon-Fri