Job Description - Registered Nurse (RN) Cath Lab FT (3309956)
Registered Nurse - Cath Lab Full-Time
Are you a passionate Registered Nurse dedicated to providing exceptional care and making a real difference in your patients' lives? Join us at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, a leader in Life Changing Medicine and voted Best of the Seacoast in Cardiology!
About Us: As a Magnet-designated hospital with a 24/7 STEMI program, we’re currently seeking a Full-Time Registered Nurse for our Heart and Vascular Catheterization Department. Join our award-winning Cardiac Cath Lab team, where you’ll work alongside skilled Cardiologists, Nurses, and Techs in a vibrant, fast-paced, challenging environment.
What We Offer:
- Schedule: 4 ten-hour shifts per week, with no regular weekend hours, but on-call coverage for emergent cases. Expect a rotating on-call requirement of 1-2 nights per week and intermittent weekends, with guaranteed time and a half for all call-ins.
- Career Growth: Expand your nursing skills in an exciting atmosphere, focused on delivering top-notch patient care led by some of the best Cardiologists on the Seacoast.
Your Role: As a Registered Nurse, you will utilize your critical thinking and expertise to provide care during procedures such as:
- Cardiac Catheterizations
- Cardiac Angioplasty and Stenting
- Vascular Angioplasty and Stenting
- Electrophysiology and Ablations
- Transesophageal Echocardiograms and Cardioversion
- Inari and EKOS procedures
- Pacers and ICD/S-ICD
- CardioMems
- IABP and Impella
- ECMO
Key Responsibilities:
- Clinical Judgment: Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care specific to the population served, including CHF, CAD, NSTEMI, STEMI, PVD, and Heart Rhythm Disorders.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with the healthcare team and patients.
- Develop and implement patient care plans with the assistance of specialty trained clinicians.
- Systems Thinking: Utilize resources effectively to meet patient needs and improve care quality.
- Document patient assessments and interventions according to policies.
- Clinical Inquiry: Stay committed to learning and applying best practices.
- Participate in clinical education and mentorship of new staff.
- Unit-Specific Responsibilities: Engage in quality improvement initiatives and articulate nursing-sensitive indicators.
- Be a team player and love what you do in the Wentworth-Douglass Cath Lab.
Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re a confident, skilled nurse eager to learn more than you ever thought you could, we invite you to apply today! Transform lives and cultivate community wellness with us at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
Qualifications
Experience Minimum Required: More than 1-year RN, with > 2000 hrs work experience. Graduate of accredited nursing program with RN licensure.
Experience Preferred/Desired: One-year RN in acute care hospital setting. Prior Critical Care Experience.
Education Minimum Required: RN program completion with Registered Nurse License (NH).
Education Preferred/Desired: BSN or enrollment in BSN program.
Special Skills Minimum Required: IV Therapy proficiency.
Special Skills Preferred/Desired: On Call Experience, CCRN, RCIS.
Licensure and/or Certifications Required: ACLS, ARC or AHA BLS, Registered Nursing License.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Primary Location
Work Locations
MGB Wentworth Douglass Hospital 789 Central Ave Dover 03820
Job
Registered Nurse
Organization
Schedule
Full-time
Standard Hours: 40
Shift
Day Job
Employee Status
Regular
Recruiting Department: WDH Invasive Cardiology
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