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Form of workJob Title: Cath-Lab NurseLocation: Anchorage, AKJob Summary:
As a highly-skilled and compassionate Cath-Lab Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in our client's healthcare team, providing assistance in invasive cardiac, vascular, and interventional procedures. The successful candidate will demonstrate clinical competence, sound nursing judgment, effective teaching skills, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality patient care. Join a collaborative team dedicated to ensuring an exceptional patient care experience. Passionate individuals ready to elevate their career are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities:- Perform and oversee all testing and therapeutics within the Cath lab, including cardiac catheterizations, coronary interventions, EP device and ablation therapies, interventional radiology, neuro diagnostic/interventions, endovascular procedures, and structural heart procedures (e.g., LAAC, TAVR).
- Facilitate effective communication among departmental staff, ensuring an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to patient care. Utilize appropriate SBAR process for hand-off communication.
- Assist patients throughout procedures, managing tasks such as transport, site preparation, sterile procedures, patient monitoring, hemostasis post-catheter/sheath removal, and facilitating the return to the patient's room. Handle emergent cases.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant patient records. Complete all necessary paperwork associated with procedures and prepare tests for physician interpretation.
- Demonstrate flexibility, organizational skills, and the ability to function well under stressful situations.
- Collaborate with team members and provide orientation as needed.
- Current nursing license in good standing.
- Associate’s Degree in nursing required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Two to three years of Cath Lab experience. Emergency Room/ICU experience is advantageous.
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification.
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified (ACLS).
- Shift times: 7a – 7:30p (12 hr shifts).
- Must have experience – RN and AK lic required.
- 3 years of experience in Cath Lab or 5 years in a high acuity setting (e.g., ICU).
- Experience in circulating, monitoring, and administering sedation medication, including the mixing of sedation drips.
- No mapping experience needed (performed by a third-party company).
- Unit Beds/Rooms: 3 rooms, average 4-6 procedures per day.
