Primary Location:

South Hospital - UMC

Address:

1903 W. Hebron Lane Shepherdsville, KY 40165

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives.

With more than 13,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.uoflhealth.org.

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering nursing care to the Patient in the C.V. Laboratory.  The R.N. administers medications, observes for complication and intervenes when emergencies occur.  The R.N. will scrub to assist the Physician during all procedures (except PTCA) and will run the Code 300.  This document defines major job responsibilities and performance expectations and serves as a tool for evaluation performance.  However, it is not intended to be all inclusive as other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Demonstrates accurate utilization of the new CERNER platform (E.H.R.) as evidenced by less than 3 omissions of mandatory charting requirements within a 12 month period.

Regularly check email for corporate and department communications.

Displays knowledge and complies with the National Patient Safety Goals.
Implements an age-appropriate plan of care in conjunction with the health care team per Scope of Service.

Attends all UofL Health required educational programs as well as all Learn (KNOW) Modules

1.  Demonstrates knowledge of drug therapy and documents according to best practice.
a.  Administers medications and IV fluids with 100% accuracy as demonstrated by a lack of
     physician, patient or peer complaint.    
b.  Uses IV book to reference unfamiliar drugs before administering so that side effects and
     complications are prevented or reduced as demonstrated by a lack of physician, patient or 
     peer complaint.
c.  Checks patency of IV site(s) so that drugs and fluids are successfully infused as demonstrated
     by a lack of physician, patient, or peer complaint.
d.  Completes nursing chart forms completely with accurate and pertinent information to record
     patient’s condition and progress as demonstrated by the appropriate documentation.
e.  Checks narcotics according to policy and documents wastage 100% of the time as
     demonstrated by the narcotics records.

2. Supervises nursing care of the patient in the cardiovascular laboratory.
a.  Assists in the general preparation of the patient before procedure including assuring that the
     nursing data base is on the chart as demonstrated by the nursing data base and the lack of
     physician or peer complaint.
b.  Continually anticipates patient’s needs, observes and assesses patient closely for chest pain,
     E.K.G. changes and complications so that problems can be treated early as demonstrated by
     a lack of physician, peer, or patient complaints.  
c.  Exercises good judgment in making decisions, notifying physician and in implementing patient
     care as demonstrated by a lack of physician or peer complaint.
d. Supervises nursing care of the patient post cardiovascular laboratory procedure.
e.  Supervises care of the patient post procedure including close observation of catheter entry 
     site, assessment of vital signs, pulses, and post cath instructions to facilitate patient’s
     compliance and healing of site as demonstrated by a lack of occurrence reports or 
     physician, nursing unit, or peer complaints.
f.   Acts as a liaison with patient’s family, communicates with families during or after procedure 
     as necessary and provides emotional support as demonstrated by a lack of family, patient,
     physician, or peer complaints.    
g.  Provides nursing care of patient post catheterization/P.T.C.A. when hospital bed in not
     available; transports patient t