Job Summary and Responsibilities
Job Summary:
As a Registered Nurse (RN) in Cardiac Catheterization, you are a pivotal healthcare professional delivering compassionate, high-quality care to patients undergoing cardiac procedures. You will leverage your expertise daily to provide individualized, comprehensive care, performing critical assessments, assisting in specialized procedures, and meticulously implementing cardiac-focused patient care plans.
You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. Success in this role requires keen cardiac assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others in a fast-paced environment. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence will fuel both patient recovery and your career advancement.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provides comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes for cardiac patients.
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Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities, balancing procedural demands with patient needs and comfort.
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Advocates for patient needs through holistic care.
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Recognizes and adapts to rapid changes in cardiac patients' condition (vitals, labs, EKG, hemodynamics) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
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Assists cardiologists during cath lab procedures, monitors patients closely, and administers medications.
Job Requirements
Required
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Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
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Registered Nurse: AZ or Compact
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Two (2) years recent experience in Cardiovascular Telemetry ICU or ER
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American Heart Association
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Basic Life Support
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days
Preferred
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BSN
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Two(2) years Cath Lab
Where You'll Work
Located in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Gilbert, the Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, is a 198-bed, not-for profit hospital with more than 1,300 team members and almost 900 doctors on staff representing all major specialties. In 2014, Phoenix Children's Hospital launched a 22-bed pediatric unit inside the hospital. Mercy Gilbert opened in 2006 and has been a vital part of the growing community. Today it is the fifth largest employer in Gilbert. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, Mercy Gilbert provided more than $24 million in community benefit. As a result of Dignity Health's mission to deliver health care and partner with the community, more than 42,000 people in the East Valley were reached through community health services. For more information visit: https://www.dignityhealth.org/arizona/locations/mercygilbert.
Pay Range
$35.00 - $58.63 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
