at TAD PGS in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Typical Duties
- Provide patient care for procedures performed in the Cardiac Cath and EP Labs- interventional cardiac and vascular procedures, electronic device implantation/revisions/explant, transesophageal echocardiography, and structural heart disease procedures.
- Collect, assess, and document data in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care. Documentation of patient assessment and medical care will require basic computer skills to complete electronic medical record.
- Assist the physician in the performance of cardiac procedures in the Cath/EP Lab.
- Participate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Delegate duties to professional and support personnel in absence of the charge nurse.
- Apply principles of infection control and safety.
- Assess psychosocial and physical status of patients presenting for these procedures.
- Document and obtain accurate patient information for national registries including but not limited to ACC/NCDR and AHA registries.
- Perform in-depth cardiovascular and sedation assessment in accordance with current CCH policies. Maintains a consistent level of moderate sedation during procedures.
- Assure that informed consent has been obtained on the patient.
- Assure the performance of universal time-out before every procedure in the presence of the entire team, in accordance with hospital and laboratory policies and procedures.
- Assist in the checking of daily quality controls for a wide range of equipment utilized in the Cardiac Cath and EP Lab, such as medication refrigerator, crash cart, point-of-care testing devices, etc.
- Develop/integrate standards of care for patients presenting to the lab; implement safe, competent, and efficient care to patients.
- Understand principles of radiological safety, techniques and X-ray equipment.
- Understand the analysis, recording, and intervention equipment utilized in Cardiac Cath procedures. Participate in entering patient data into the Cath/EP database, as required.
- Perform post-procedure visits or wellness checks, such as wound or site check and post-procedures wellness phone/video call.
- Assist with pre-procedure workup, clinic support, telephone triage, patient transfer, and coordination of care with the Heart team, inpatient units/wards, and other institutions.
- Take responsibility for pre, intra and postprocedural care of EP procedures, diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional procedures performed in the Cath Lab.
- Transport patients within and outside the department as needed.
- Must be able to take calls or stay after scheduled hours based on a rotational call schedule for Cath/EP Lab emergencies.
- Must be able to arrive to the cath lab within 30 minutes of an activation for cath lab emergencies, such as STEMI.
- Performs any assign duties within the training, experience, and core competencies of the Cath Lab nurse.
Minimum Qualifications
- Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois
- Two years of recent nursing experience in an Adult Critical Care Unit, or Emergency Department OR 1 year of recent nursing experience in Cardiovascular Laboratory, Interventional Radiology, and/or Electrophysiology Laboratory.
- Prior critical care experience with an emphasis on cardiology.
- Prior experience using moderate or deep sedation.
- Current experience and knowledge related to hemodynamic monitoring and titration of vasoactive medication infusions, radiological safety, techniques and X-ray equipment and other analysis and recording equipment utilized in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
- Must be able to respond to emergent calls in Cardiac Catheterization or Electrophysiology and arriving to the cath lab suite within 30 minutes of an activation for cardiac emergencies.
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification obtained through the American Heart Association
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification obtained through the American Heart Association
Preferred Qualifications
- One year Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory nursing experience
- Previous Nursing experience with an emphasis on cardiovascular patient care
- Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA)
- Certification in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)
- Bilingual
