Cardiac Cath Nurse Per Diem - Penn Princeton

Summary:

• Registered Nurses are responsible for establishing a therapeutic relationship and an individualized plan of care with the patient for the Peri-operative period and for communicating that plan of care to his/her collaborative partners. Registered Nurses are accountable for planning, delivering, coordinating, evaluating, and modifying the patient’s care for that defined period of time. The Registered Nurses will effectively transition the plan of care with attention to continuity across shifts and settings. The Registered Nurse will assure communication between patients, families and all members of the health care team. The Registered Nurse delegates and functions in accordance with the NJ Board of Nursing Statutes and Regulations.

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  The Cardiac Catherization Registered Nurse is responsible for:
  • Scrub and circulate in diagnostic cardiac catheterizations as well as percutaneous coronary interventions
  • Able to administer moderate sedation during the procedure
  • Monitor patients' sedation levels during and after the procedure
  • Prepare patients for procedures
  • Administer medications pre, inta and post procedure
  • Familiar and administering IV emergency medications and drips
  • Assist in the diagnosis of heart disease of the heart muscle, valves, or coronary arteries
  • Perform patient examinations pre and post-catheterization
  • Perform procedures like implantation of temporary pacemakers, balloon angioplasty, and stent placement
  • Monitor and document vital signs including arterial lines and pressures
  • Educate patients on medications, healthy lifestyle, and how to care for the surgical site before discharging them
  • Utilize the EMR and maintain meticulous documentation of procedures
  
  Competent to use:
  Intra-aortic balloon pump
  Philips XPER hemodynamic monitoring system
  IVUS
  FFR