Registered Nurse RN Cath Lab Weekends

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Cardiac Cath Lab-Hosp

Work Shift:

Weekend

Job Category:

Nursing

Banner Health invests in our nurses by training them to confidently and safely deliver excellent patient care. Banner Health is committed to developing the careers of our team members. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. Great options and great opportunities.

The Cath Lab (CL) Lab at Banner Estrella supports many Interventional Cardiologists and Interventional Radiology that perform inpatient/outpatient diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath and radiology. The facility currently offers 4 procedural labs and are preparing to begin structural heart interventions.

Bring your previous experience as a Cath Lab or Interventional Radiology Nurse to this key role at Banner Estrella. Opportunity to be part of a tenured team that works well together, values each team members skills and genuinely enjoys what they do and where they work! Orientation and onboarding to this highly technical and specialized department is provided by an experienced Cath Lab RN preceptor. Your assignment will include circulating Lab cases, monitoring Lab cases, and working throughout the Medical Imaging department. You will also help with an occasional electrophysiology procedure, TEE’s, Cardioversions, stress testing, pacemaker/ICD’s, nephrostomy tube placements, tunneled line placement and removals, feeding tube placement, port cath placement and removals, embolization, and fistulograms. This is a position for a combined lab so we do both procedures and will train the candidate in anything they are unfamiliar with.

Schedule: 2-12's Saturday and Sunday, 7:00am- 7:30pm; 1-weekend call per month. We are currently offering weekend staff members to receive a premium of 30% weekend differential.

Must have at least 2 years of Cath Lab experience. Orientation and training with be 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, for the first 3 weeks.

If you are a New Graduate Nurse with less than 12 months of experience, please visit the main job search page and use keywords RN New Grad.

Banner Estrella Medical Center is a 353-bed acute care hospital providing a full range of health care services to the fast growing communities of west Phoenix. Opened in 2005, this is an innovative, fully electronic facility that features electronic medical records, computerized physician order entry, digital radiography, sophisticated ICU monitoring and much more. In fact, we've been named one of the "ten most innovative hospitals in the country" by Newsweek Magazine and are recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. The hospital is also designed to provide a soothing, healing atmosphere for both patients and their family members. We encourage the use of such therapies as pet therapy, aromatherapy, spiritual care and Reiki Therapy.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs. Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe. Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members. Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers. Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.

2. Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input. Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care. Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family. Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of are. Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team. Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.

3. Implements the pla