RN Cardiology Pre/Post- SD

RN Cardiology Pre/Post Responsibilities: Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for assigned patients to include: Pre-TEE, CVOR pts, transfers from Triumph and Cornerstone.
Responsible for meeting the Standards of Practice for the Cath Prep Area and managing all assigned supplies, and equipment.
Participates in activities to plan, measure, assess, and improve the quality of patient care.
Able to quickly identify changes in patient status (ie: Bleeding, hematoma, vagal response) Facilitates placement of patients on inpatient units in an expedient fashion.
Able to perform patient discharges to home and or transfer back to LTAC.
Communicates condition of patient to receiving unit after patient is discharged from the Cath Prep Area using the facility's hand off communication form.
Starts and/or maintains existing IV lines and starts first dose of antibiotics or STAT meds ordered.
Responsible to verify abnormal lab values and notify physician as necessary.
Performs and documents admission assessments in the CVOR module.
Proficient with Maclab and EMAR documentation.
What qualifications you will need: Current Texas licensure with State Board of Nurse Examiners as an RN.
Graduate from accredited school of nursing required.
2-3 years of Medical Surgical/Telemetry RN experience in an acute care setting preferred.
American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BCLS) and Certification American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Course (ALS or ACLS) and Certification