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Rapides Regional Medical Center

RN Cardiac Cath Lab

PRN (Call Required)

Do you currently have an opportunity to make a real impact with your work? With over 2,000 sites of care and serving over 31.2 million patient interactions every year, nurses at Rapides Regional Medical Center have the opportunity to make a real impact. As a RN Cardica Cath Lab PRN you can be a part of change.

Benefits

Rapides Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

It is an exciting time to be a nurse at HCA Healthcare! Come unlock your career potential and see how rewarding it can be to reach your personal and professional goals. Help to advance the practice of nursing and improve positive outcomes for your patients as a RN Cardica Cath Lab PRN. We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The staff nurse provides direct patient care to adult through geriatric patient populations. Addresses the psychosocial, physical and general aspects of care related to the surgical and pre-operative environment. Communicates with the physician continuously and as needed about patient condition. Assists with the maintenance of equipment and inventory. Assesses procedure room for equipment functioning and readiness. Obtains supplies for individual cases and ensures all appropriate needs of the Cardiac Cath Laboratory team are met. Monitors, positions and assists patient during procedure. Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.

What you will do in this role:

• Responsible for admitting, recovering and discharging of patients from the Cardiac Cath Laboratory.

• Provides follow-up.

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other health team members as required and

• adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.

• Ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes

• adult and geriatric patient populations. This includes post-procedure assessments.

• Appropriately assess and reassess the patients’ pain. Utilizes pain management techniques using age

• appropriate interventions. Involves the patient in effective management of the pain.

• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the

• likelihood of medical/health care errors.

• Approaches patient in a kind, gentle manner.

• Demonstrates the ability to handle emergency situations during high risk procedures.

• Gives patient explanations and verbal reassurances consistently.

• Adapts nursing procedure to meet the needs for treatment of individual adult and geriatric patients.

• Identifies the patient verbally and by the patient’s ID armband.

• Identifies physical symptoms and changes and takes appropriate action in a timely manner.

• Demonstrates the ability to assess cardio-respiratory systems for changes in adult to geriatric patients and is

• able to treat appropriately.

• Able to modify job duties and communicate with customers to provide age appropriate care to the patient

• populations served. Able to interpret data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age

• specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group.

• Appropriately responds to a patient in an emergency or physically distressful situation.

• Assessment and reassessment of the patient is clearly and concisely communicated on charting.

• Documentation meets current standards, policies and procedures.

• Establishes and maintains effective communication and good working relationships with coworkers for the

• patient’s benefit.

• Responsible for daily check of emergency crash cart and defibrillator.

• Counts narcotics at beginning and end of each shift with another RN per facility policy and procedure.

• Accurately completes procedure counts (instruments, sponges, sharps) with the scrub. Follows proper

• procedure in the event of incorrect counts.

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of instrument sterilization and biological monitoring.

• Is able to perform all nursing duties as required.

• Utilizes initiative, self-motivated; manages time and activity, does not waste time.

• Demonstrates the ability to educate patients and their families.

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date

• Registered Nurse

• Registered Nurse Diploma

• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR for Healthcare Providers must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Rapides Regional Medical Center is a 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana. We offer services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care. Our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties. At Rapides Regional we believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital. This culture impacts the well-being of patients and their families. It also impacts your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. Learn what our commitment to patient satisfaction, service excellence and professional expertise can do for your career.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our RN Cardica Cath Lab PRN opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.