Job description
Job Description:
We're hiring a full-time Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse (RN) in the Hyde Park, Illinois location!
Shift:
As a Special Procedures Nurse (RN) in Cath Lab and under the direction of an Attending Physician, you will provide technically complex and high risk nursing care services to patients which may include one or more of the following categories: sedation, intravenous infusions, complex procedures, cardiac catheterization; PCI; TAVR; Valvuloplasty; PFO Closure. This may also include specialized monitoring during procedure and recovery phase; you may have Charge Nurse responsibility.
Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse Job Functions and Responsibilities
Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse Required Qualifications
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Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse (RN), Full-time (1.0), Rotating Shift, 4 x 10-hour shifts plus call, University of Chicago Medicine, Hyde Park, Illinois
We're hiring a full-time Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse (RN) in the Hyde Park, Illinois location!
Shift:
- 4 x10-hour shifts weekly with a minimum of 1 day on call per week, and 1 weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) every 6 week
- Must be on-site within 30 minutes of page.
- Serves as on-call and late nurse on a rotating basis to cover late cases and emergency procedures on weekends, holidays, and off-hours.
- Rotating late nurse is 1 day per week
As a Special Procedures Nurse (RN) in Cath Lab and under the direction of an Attending Physician, you will provide technically complex and high risk nursing care services to patients which may include one or more of the following categories: sedation, intravenous infusions, complex procedures, cardiac catheterization; PCI; TAVR; Valvuloplasty; PFO Closure. This may also include specialized monitoring during procedure and recovery phase; you may have Charge Nurse responsibility.
Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse Job Functions and Responsibilities
- Computer proficiency: familiarity with UCMC Information Systems preferred
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to handle a wide variety of public contacts, including conflict resolution and communicating both verbally and in writing with discretion and courtesy with patients, families and co-workers
- Requires the knowledge & ability to administer minimal and moderate sedation as prescribed and directed by the attending; follows UCMC sedation policy to monitor and recover sedated patients
- The nurse complies with and is aware of radiation safety standards and practice; must be able to work in an area with limited exposure to radiation
- May serve as a recording assistant - responsible for documenting and computing hemodynamic measurements, cardiac outputs, and other pertinent procedural events during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
- Maintains critical care competencies not limited to: management of artificial airways, hemodynamic stability, and thermoregulation for critically ill patients
- Must be able to stand for prolonged periods of time wearing a lead protection apron weighing up to 40 pounds.
- Must be able to manipulate small controls in limited workspace.
- Must be able to safely maneuver around floor and ceiling mounted x-ray equipment.
- Must be able to work in dim lighting for prolonged periods of time.
- Brings excellent organizational skills as demonstrated by: abilities to prioritize and work independently with a high degree of initiative, flexibility, problem solving and adaptability to an ever changing work environment
- Demonstrates ability to work under pressure, exercise good judgment and assume responsibility in a stressful work environment
- Ability and willingness to cooperate with multidisciplinary team to fulfill patient/family needs
- Identifies issues, presents strategies and acts as a change agent to resolve unit and patient care issues
- Accepts responsibility for learning as part of the development of their own professional practice
Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse Required Qualifications
- RN Required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois
- Current CPR, ACLS Certifications
- 2 to 3 years of recent Critical Care/ Emergency room nursing experience
- Cath Lab experience preferred
Special Procedures Cath Lab Nurse Preferred Qualifications
- One additional certification in area specialty (Cath Lab)
Organizational Overview
Located in Historic Hyde Park, UChicago Medicine is a not-for-profit integrated and academic health system of hospital and physician services, providing world class care since 1927. UChicago Medicine operates four hospitals and a state-of-the-art ambulatory-care facility located within a medical center campus of twenty interconnected buildings, along with several satellite facilities situated throughout Chicago’s south suburbs. In addition, Ingalls Memorial Hospital is located outside of the main medical campus in Harvey, IL. Today, UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Division, including Ingalls Memorial Hospital encompass over 800 beds and employ nearly 12,000 people, which includes more than 800 attending physicians, 1100 residents and fellows, and 2,600 nurses.
UChicago Medicine’s mission is to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. UChicago Medicine has established a market identity “At the Forefront of Medicine”, and has consistently been able to attract a critical mass of talented physicians, healthcare professionals and staff to treat the most complex clinical problems. In recognition of this excellence, U.S. News and World Report rank many of our programs as among the best in the United States.
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