Cath Lab Nurse Job Description
Cath lab nurse
provides accurate documentation of care provided in accordance with Hospital and Cardiac Cath Lab policies and procedures.
Cath Lab Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective cath lab nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included cath lab nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
The RN staff nurse assumes primary responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care for assigned patients
Circulating and scrub techniques
Quality assurance data collection
Digital image processing
Intra-aortic balloon setup and maintenance
Ensuring the delivery of quality nursing care and lab management around-the-clock
Fostering a dynamic work environment that promotes interdisciplinary teamwork and provides quality care
Serving as a role model and clinical practice resource for the Cardiac Lab nursing staff
Create an open and safe environment for patient care
Ensure excellence in all facets of care continuum
Cath Lab Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Cath Lab Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACLS, BLS, CPR, BCLS, IV, BC, VA, CRNI, PICC, HCP
Education for Cath Lab Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the cath lab nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Associates, Education, School of Nursing, Graduate, Nursing Program, Patient Care, Science, Teaching, Nursing Education
Skills for Cath Lab Nurse
Desired skills for cath lab nurse include:
Assessment
Human growth and development
Range of treatment and care of patients served
Cardiac drugs and arrhythmias
Hemodynamic monitoring helpful
Sterile procedures
Range of treatment and care of patients
Both department and hospital policies and procedures relevant to the delivery of nursing care in the Cardiac Cath Lab setting
Cardiovascular anatomy
Adult and geriatric patients
Desired experience for cath lab nurse includes:
Oversee operations in Ambulatory, Inpatient, Emergency, Perioperative and Community settings
5+ years of experience as an RN in a Cath Lab setting
2+ years of current / recent Cardiac Cath Lab experience
Assist in creating a culture of nursing excellence and shared governance which puts patients first
2+ years of Cardiac Cath Lab experience
2+ years of previous Cardiac Cath Lab experience
Cath Lab Nurse Examples
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Cath Lab Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a cath lab nurse. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for cath lab nurse
- Facilitates consistent compliance with all regulatory standards
- Under the direct supervision of the Director, Cardiac Cath Lab, the Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Cath Lab is responsible for the provision of safe and effective care of the patient having invasive or non-invasive special procedures in the Cardiac Cath Lab to include the immediate pre-procedure period, during the procedure, and immediately following the procedure
- Must be able to recognize, report and document abnormal and/or critical screening values
- Responsible/accountable for management of the patient and provision of care utilizing the nursing process, environment, instrumentation, and other health care team members
- Provides quality patient care in accordance with CPRMC policies and procedures and established patient care standards and practice
- Performing assessments, developing a plan of care, implementing and evaluating the care
- Administers medications and treatments as ordered by physicians and in keeping with the current clinical nursing practice
- Directing, monitoring and evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel
- As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the RN works collaboratively with the other members to assure the safe and accurate delivery of care
- In addition, the RN performs a range of technical services in a cross-functional mode to comprehensively serve patient needs
Qualifications for cath lab nurse
- 2+ years of recent Interventional Cardiac Catheterization Lab experience
- 1+ year of recent Cath Lab / Critical Care experience
- 2 years experience in acute care nursing, at least one of which has been in ICCU or the ED required
- Recent experience in the RN role of a cardiac interventional lab strongly desired
- American Heart Association BLS & ACLS certification required within 90 day orientation period
- RCIS (Registered Cardiovascular Invasive specialist) desirable
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Cath Lab Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a cath lab nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for cath lab nurse
- Fulfills departmental responsibilities consistent with the long-range plan, mission, vision and values of East Houston Regional
- Will identify and communicate any change in the patient's status
- Must hold a current certificate in C.P.R
- Must hold a current certificate in A.C.L.S
- Assesses complement of staff and the level of clinical expertise needed to provide excellence in patient care
- Manages patient care in the health care continuum to achieve optimum outcomes in a safe and cost-effective manner
- Demonstrates skills in collaboration, delegation, negotiation and management of resources
- Heart & Vascular - Participates as a technical support team member during procedures
- Heart & Vascular - Provides guidance and teaching for patients and significant others
- The Clinical Supervisor (CS) is a responsible for assisting the Nurse Manager or Director in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating services of the unit
Qualifications for cath lab nurse
- A minimum of one (1) year Cath Lab experience in an interventional lab is preferred
- Cath Lab experience preffered
- Demonstrates knowledge of AORN Standards of Practice
- Previous clinical nursing experience in cardiac cathe-terization laboratory environment desired
- Current verification of competency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation with ACLS required
- 1 year prior clinical experience required
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Cath Lab Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a cath lab nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for cath lab nurse
- CSs scope of responsibility spans all aspects of nursing care
- The CS maintains clinical competence and certifications to assist the unit when required
- The ideal candidate will have cardiac cath lab and/or emergency nursing experience with excellent people skills, leadership ability and a strong sense of initiative
- In this role, you will work with dedicated staff and physicians in a learning atmosphere designed to deliver outstanding patient care
- Directing and facilitating work performance of all personnel on a defined patient care area
- Maximizing patient outcomes
- The ideal candidate will have cardiac cath lab nursing experience with excellent people skills, leadership ability and a strong sense of initiative
- Coordinates and collaborates with stakeholders such as multidisciplinary teams, internal, and external customers to create work relationships that drive performance and quality outcomes in a timely and effective manner
- Performs administrative duties such as collecting, analyzing ,and reporting data pertinent to each department
- Active participation in the Heart Program Taskforce
Qualifications for cath lab nurse
- 2 years Cardiovascular managerial experience
- Minimum 3 year ICU, CCU or Cardiac Cath Lab Experience, Cath Lab and EP experience in STRONGLY preferred
- Must be a Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing and licensed in the State of Texas
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of KY or a compact state
- Current ACLS certification or obtained within 6 months of employment
- Minimum of one year work experience in a Cardiac Cath Lab
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Cath Lab Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of cath lab nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for cath lab nurse
- Support the hospital’s strategic initiatives and manage the Performance Pillar Metrics on their Monthly Scorecard
- Orients patient to the laboratory, describes equipment and its function
- Aseptically prepares patient and the surgical field, selects required instruments, catheters, guide wires and ancillary equipment necessary for the prescribed procedure
- Provides venous access via initiation of an intravenous line and sets IV pump to ordered drip rate and medication dosage
- Prepares and administers cardiac medications
- Monitors patient's physiological responses and informs physician as appropriate
- Provides critical care level nursing to critically ill patients which includes maintaining a patient on the ventilator, adjusting critical care medications, critical assessments and notifying staff of changes
- Sets up computers in order to acquire, reconstruct and analyze data using various computer software and peripheral devices (digital imaging, and video formatters) to quantitate coronary lesions and to generate ventricular analysis reports, cardiac output, gradients, valve areas and other diagnostic parameters for patient reports
- Assists in intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) by calibrating the machine and correlating the mechanics of the IABP with the cardiac cycle and/or pressure waveform
- During angioplasty procedures, maintains sterile field, helps with catheter exchanges, injections, and balloon dilatation
Qualifications for cath lab nurse
- One year experience in telemetry nursing,Cath Lab or ICU preferred
- Registered in RCIS or RT
- Current AHA Approved BLS and ACLS required upon hire
- Ability to be on-call approximately 10 days per month, rotating every 4rd weekend
- 2 or more years recent critical care clinical experience (ICU, Cath Lab, ER) as an RN preferred
- Ability to be on-call approximately 10-12 days per month
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Cath Lab Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of cath lab nurse. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for cath lab nurse
- Administers and monitors patients receiving anxiolysis or moderate sedation for all cardiac cath procedures or transesophageal echo procedures
- Assists in maintaining sterile field, helping with catheter exchanges, injections, and balloon dilatation
- Have a minimum of one year experience in an Cath Lab , IR or EP reuqired
- Management and titration of drips and medication
- Provides care for hemodynamically (UN) stable patient
- Management of Intra-Aortic Balloon patient
- Ability to recognize/interpret dysrythmias and must be ACLS/BCLS Certified
- Management / insertion of all CRM
- Maintenance and documentation of department logs, Quality Improvement, defibrillators, ACT machine
- Possesses knowledge of and demonstrates proper documentation in Heart Lab, Witt, and Meditech Systems
Qualifications for cath lab nurse
- Must be able to meet a 30 minute response time for call (From call page to clock-in)
- We require a nursing degree from an accredited school (BSN preferred but not require.)
- Minimum of 3 years fast paced cardiac, specials, and electrophysiology
- Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required
- Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant
- Onditions while caring for the sick