RN Cath Lab PrepRecovery

This role is working one 10 hour shift every other week.

3 MHC is a 24 bed Prep/Recovery unit at Meijer Heart Center that prepares and recovers both outpatients and inpatients for their Cath and Electrophysiology Lab procedures. The unit is open from 6am 9pm. The majority of 3 Heart outpatients are discharged the same day and are cared for by the same staff from arrival to discharge.

We perform a wide range of procedures on 3MHC including electrophysiology diagnostic and interventional cardiology structural heart and peripheral. Team members hired onto 3MHC will gain knowledge in all of these addition we perform diagnostic and follow up care to our heart and lung transplant patients creating an opportunity for long term relationships with this patient population. Our team are experts at IV starts time management and managing vascular access sites.

Nurses are often drawn to this unit due to the camaraderie and true sense of team work. We have a small team and work alongside nurses nurse techs doctors PAs and cardiovascular technicians.

Summary

Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan. Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. This includes assessment diagnosis outcomes identification planning implementation and evaluation. Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA. This includes ethical practice culturally congruent practice communication collaboration leadership education evidence-based practice and research quality of practice professional practice evaluation resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.

Basic Qualifications

• Associates Degree Nursing - Required
• Bachelors Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 5 years for those who start in this RN role on or after January 1 2017 (SH Grand Rapids) - Required
• Bachelors Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 7 years for those who start in this RN role between January 1 2013 and December 31 2016 (SH Grand Rapids) - Required
• Successful completion of a competency-based orientation program - Required
• Registered Nurse (RN) License in State of Michigan - Required Upon Hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Required within 90 days
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Required within 180 days

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical Area of Specialty Certification Preferred