What are the responsibilities and job description for the STAFFING POOL RN, INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY position at SGMC Health?
Description
Location: Main Campus
Department: INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY
Schedule: Full Time, Varied Hours/Shift,
Position Summary
Maintains an atmosphere, which ensures South Georgia Medical Center’s values, goals, policies and procedures are consistently supported and enforced.
Works primarily in hospital or clinic setting. Requires considerable standing, mental effort, stooping, bending, lifting (in excess of fifty (50) lbs.), pushing objects (carts, beds, and wheelchairs), and operation of clinical and office equipment. Likely to be exposed to blood and body fluids, including infectious diseases. May rarely require accompanying and assisting with patient transport to another facility. Uses medical, office equipment, and telecommunications devices on a regular basis (e.g., I.V. pumps, fax, computer, and pagers). Physical functional capacity for healthcare workers as defined by the Saunders Method (very heavy).
Location: Main Campus
Department: INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY
Schedule: Full Time, Varied Hours/Shift,
Position Summary
Maintains an atmosphere, which ensures South Georgia Medical Center’s values, goals, policies and procedures are consistently supported and enforced.
- Provides advanced level nursing care in Cardiovascular Services.
- Coordinates patient’s plan of care with physicians and other disciplines.
- Provides education/training of new nurses.
- Provides patient & family education.
- Maintains an atmosphere, which ensures South Georgia Medical Center’s values, goals, policies and procedures are consistently supported and enforced.
- Current RN License in State of Georgia.
- Current CPR required.
- Applicable specialty certification preferred.
- Completion of unit/service specific training program Minimum competence in 3 Cardiovascular Areas required: Cath Lab, Hybrid OR and/or CVOR, Cath Prep, and Nuclear Med. CICU is also an approved unit. Goal to complete all CV Procedural and CV Patient Care area.
- Two years RN experience required.
- Two years RN experience in related specialty area preferred.
- Ability to work well individually, as a team member, and as a team leader.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new situations, manage priorities and utilize problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to read and interpret policies, standards, and think critically evaluating patient care issues.
- Strong nursing skills in assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.
- Ability to communicate clearly with, and care for a diverse population of patients/family units of all ages and cultures, and/or persons occasionally exhibiting stressed behaviors.
Works primarily in hospital or clinic setting. Requires considerable standing, mental effort, stooping, bending, lifting (in excess of fifty (50) lbs.), pushing objects (carts, beds, and wheelchairs), and operation of clinical and office equipment. Likely to be exposed to blood and body fluids, including infectious diseases. May rarely require accompanying and assisting with patient transport to another facility. Uses medical, office equipment, and telecommunications devices on a regular basis (e.g., I.V. pumps, fax, computer, and pagers). Physical functional capacity for healthcare workers as defined by the Saunders Method (very heavy).
