RN - Cardiac Cath Lab

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital’s team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, thisstate-of-the-artacute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.  

Tradition Hospital featuresa state-of-the-artCardiac Catheterization (Cath) Lab. The lab specializes in minimally invasive, nonsurgical procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases, performing interventions like balloon angioplasty,stentingand imaging through small catheter insertions.As an RN on this team, you willprovide direct patient care before, during and after invasive cardiac procedures through monitoring vital signs, administering medications,assistingthephysicianand ensuring patient safety throughout the process. You will also educate patients and their families about the procedure and post-procedure care.This is an ideal role for an RN withpreviouscritical care nursing experience who is looking to advance their skills even further.Here, you will have the opportunityto cross train and be on the path to taking on leadership positions.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 5:30PM, with on-call requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide direct nursing care. 

• Implement, monitor, evaluate,updateand revise patient care plans.  

• Monitor, record, document and communicate patients’ conditions.  

• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.

• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.  

• Assess andcoordinatepatients’ discharge needs. 

• Educate patients and their families, considering cultural issues and other special concerns.  

• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. 

• Maintain professional growth and development through ongoing formal and informal education and clinical nursingstudy.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing (Diploma,ADNor BSN program)

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) 

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS American Red Cross certification must be presented upon hire or within first year of employment based on the department service level RN is hired into

• One year of currentcriticalcare RN experience OR licensed military RN experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Bachelor’sof Science in Nursing (BSN)

• ER, CVICU, ICU and/orCath Labexperience