Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

General Summary Statement

Assist in all diagnostic and interventional vascular and cardiac catheterization procedures. Perform emergency procedures such as emergent percutaneous cardiac and peripheral interventions, IAB insertion, pericardiocentesis and temporary pacemaker insertion. Follow established standards and practices under the direction of a credentialed invasive cardiologist, vascular surgeon or electrophysiologist. The cardiovascular Registered Nurse will demonstrate cardiovascular knowledge in physical assessment, and perform high quality clinical care for all cardiovascular patients. Provides staffing support and supplements the entire program with expert nursing knowledge.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with certified cardiac technologists and physicians in providing high quality patient focused care before, during and after interventional cardiovascular procedures

• Demonstrates surgical consciousness by following appropriate guidelines and protocols in surgical attire, and in maintaining the sterile field and draping of patients.

• Monitors patients for hemodynamic stability and arrhythmias, and responds appropriately.

• Maintains knowledge of all interventional supplies: wires, guide catheters, manifold set up, procedural flow of case, etc.

• Practices and maintains competency with safe radiation exposure

• Calls for, receives and preps patient for invasive cardiovascular and electrophysiology procedures and cardiology tests.

• Provides patient teaching prior to, and following all cardiovascular procedures and tests.

• Checks EHR and chart for completeness including required signatures, patient education, physician orders, etc.

• Responds quickly and efficiently during an emergency and follows ACLS protocols.

• Checks and documents emergency and POC testing equipment, and prepares cath lab holding area for day.

• This position requires an on call rotation

  Education Training and Experience

  BSN required.

  Two or more years of cardiac catheterization nursing experience preferred.

  Licensure/Certification

  Current Pennsylvania RN License required.

  BLS and ACLS certification required.

  RCIS and/or CCRN certification preferred.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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