Registered Nurse (Cardiac Cath Lab) - Plainsboro, NJ - Full Time (Day Shift)

Penn Medicine Princeton Health is seeking a full time RN to work the day shift within the Cardiac Cath Lab. The Cath Lab at PMPH has been in operation since 1998. Currently, the Cardiac Cath Lab resides within the Main OR. The Cardiac Cath Lab performs close to 300 procedures annually and is projected to increase to 400. The Cardiac Cath Lab is equipped with start of the art equipment to perform minimally invasive procedures ensuring optimal visuals during procedure and patient monitoring.

The RN in the Cardiac Cath Lab assists the cardiologists during the entire catheterization process. They care for the patient before and after the procedure. The RN is a specially trained nurse that provides the assistance and functions in different roles during cardiac catheterizations.

The Cardiac Cath 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

ON CALL REQUIREMENT

Competent to use:
Intra-aortic balloon pump
Philips XPER hemodynamic monitoring system
IVUS
FFR

Minimum Requirements

Education
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred

Related Work Experience

• Must have minimum of 2 years in a cardiac catheterization lab performing diagnostic and interventional procedures
Ability to scrub and circulate in a cardiac catheterization lab performing diagnostic and interventional procedures
• Two years Critical Care, PACU or E.D. experience – preferred

• Ability to scrub and circulate in a cardiac catheterization lab performing diagnostic and interventional procedures
• Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, hemodynamic, and rhythm interpretation

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Critical Care Registered Nursing credentials (CCRN) preferred