RN / REGISTERED NURSE – CARDIAC CATH SCRUB RN

Job Description

Why Beebe?:

Become part of the Beebe team – an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

Join our Nursing Team and Cultivate your Career:
At Beebe, we care about your professional nursing path and want to foster the growth and development of your career. Whether you decide to further your education, gain professional certifications, learn a new specialty area, educate or lead – we support it all. We do so by offering a nursing graduate residency program, clinical ladder, professional certification reimbursement, certification preparation curriculums, generous tuition assistance, flexible scheduling and shared governance where you can help guide nursing professional practice and have a voice as a bedside nurse.

Benefits
In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical, dental, vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:
Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
Tuition Assistance up to $5,000
Paid Time Off
Long Term Sick accrual
Employer Contribution Plan
Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
College Bound 529 Savings Plan
Life Insurance
Beebe Perks via WorkAdvantage
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance

Overview:

Beebe Healthcare is seeking a dedicated RN Scrub Nurse for our Cardiac Cath Lab. This role is perfect for a skilled professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about providing exceptional patient care.

We are seeking experienced RN’s with the ability to:

Communicate effectively, pleasantly, and cooperatively with patients, physicians, and team members.
Maintain patient confidentiality while working under pressure.
Relate well to people from diverse backgrounds, training, and experience.
Exhibit creativity, initiative, and strong problem-solving skills in dynamic situations.
Have critical care experience
Responsibilities:
Demonstrate a complete working knowledge of all equipment within the department.
Maintains a knowledge of sterile supplies and techniques utilized for procedures in the area of responsibilities. Assists physician with scrub duties utilizing sterile technique to prevent cross-contamination, set-up trays and prepare and position patient.
Assists physician in circulator role by positioning the patient to obtain digital films and by giving medications / contrast (if tech/RN certified) under MD supervision in accordance with departmental policy.
Assists physician in the recorder/monitor role documenting the case, balancing calibration and operating physiologic recorder and calculates and reports patient information from data gathered in the cardiac cath lab.
Reviews patient chart for appropriate information such as indicators which may indicate risk to the patient, maintains the holding area and assists in transporting patients.
Provides radiation protection to patient, staff and self according to prescribed safety standards. Maintains controlled drug inventory according to prescribed controlled drug policy.
Assures that the crash cart and drug box are accurately supplied and dated. Recognizes emergency situations and can initiate code procedures or administer first aid or CPR as needed. Prepare and administer contrast media or medications under supervision of the Cardiologist.
Assists in maintaining inventory and ordering supplies.
Actively participates in product evaluation to determine best and most cost effective product.
Notifies coordinator when supplies are low.
Maintains daily work log and participates in the follow-up on patients.
Rotates in an on-call status.
Actively participates in performance improvement process to include evaluating, reporting and follow-up recommendations.
Qualifications:

A minimum one year critical care experience preferred. One year experience in a cardiac cath laboratory preferred. Must complete Point of Care Testing training as part of Department Orientation.

Required – Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute Health (NIH)
Preferred – Minimum one-year Critical Care experience

Competencies Skills:

Essential:
* Experience In Hospital Or Acute Care Setting
* Clear Communication Skills Both Written And Verbal
* Able To Keep Confidential Information Regarding Patients, Team Members
* Able To Withstand Crisis Situations
* Has Skills To Provides Customer Service To Patients, Team Members And Visitors
* Knowledge And Experience With Electronic Health Records

Credentials:

Essential:
* RN – Registered Nurse
* BLS – Basic Life Saving certification
* ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
* NIH – Stroke Certification

Education:

Essential:
* RN Diploma/RN Graduate Program

Other Information:

Entry: USD $38.00/Hr. Expert: USD $62.70/Hr.