Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Cath Lab

Registered Nurse (RN II)-Cardiac Cath Lab

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1304 Pennsylvania Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly, holidays and on-call (must live within 30 minutes of hospital for call) (4-member Call Team) required

Department highlights:

• Cath lab department with 6 Suites/Treatment rooms averaging 20 cases per day

• We are open 24/7 Monday through Friday and have after hour, holidays, and weekend on-call requirements (with 30 min distance response time).

• MAGNET facility

• Level I Trauma Center

• Primary Heart Attack Center PHAC

• The department prides itself in high performing staff with excellent critical thinking skills

• Opportunities for educational and career growth

• Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team

• High volume department

Here's What You Need

Education:

Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred

CLIAFE - Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required

Experience:

One (1) year experience as a clinical Registered Nurse or completion of an RN Residency program required

Current Cath Lab/EP Lab experience strongly preferred

Licensure and Certifications:

RN- Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire required

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support (prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly) required and

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within ninety (90) days required

Skills:

• A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.

• RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator and coordinator for quality patient care

• The professional nurse exhibits understanding of basic human needs and demonstrates recognition and understanding of patient's affiliations

What You Will Do

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process

• Assesses the patient

• Plans the care of the patient

• Intervenes as appropriate and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions

• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care

• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information

• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has a longstanding history of providing advanced medical care. We're a 707-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community since 1930. Our location in Fort Worth provides convenient care to the residents of Fort Worth and the surrounding areas.

If you're looking for cardiovascular care, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, sports medicine and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're an accredited Cycle III Chest Pain Center, an Emergency Center of Excellence and provide gynecology, neonatal intensive care, respiratory therapy and orthopedic medicine.

And talk about award winning, Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified in both Heart Failure and Chest Pain, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, an Acute Heart Failure Center, a Level II Trauma Center, a designated Magnet hospital and the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. We are a top-notch choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's services, cardiac care and much more.

As part of the Texas Health family, we employ over 26,000 employees and are among the top five largest employers in the DFW area. Join us and be a part of our exceptional team as we provide outstanding care and deliver award-winning results. You belong here.

If you're ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let's show the world how we're even better together!

Learn (https://jobs.texashealth.org/why-texas-health/) more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

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