Registered Nurse (RN) - Electrophysiology

Department:

36903 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Cardiac Services: Interventional

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Full Time, 8- or 10-hour shifts with ranging start times (1st Shift), weekend call rotation & holiday call coverages required.

Pay Range

$37.50 - $56.25

It is time to take your practice to the next level?  Interventional Cardiology: Electrophysiology at Aurora St. Luke’s offers enormous opportunity to grow personally and professionally. 

Imagine yourself devoting your care to one patient at a time, working alongside world-renowned Physicians utilizing the latest in technology.  Our state-of-the-art facility and equipment includes the latest in imaging and mapping technology.  Our successful, engaged teams consist of skilled Cardiovascular Technologists, Interventional Radiologic Technologists, and Registered Nurses – all working together to improve patient outcomes.

Our comprehensive orientation is thorough and specific, preparing you to be an expert in a fast-paced, critical environment.  Learning opportunities abound through department courses, training, and off-site conferences. 

Our Electrophysiology Department performs a wide variety of procedures, including Left Atrial Appendage Closure, Atrial Fibrillation Ablations, Pacemaker & Defibrillator Implants, Tilt-Table Testing, Cardioversions and many more.

Major Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care