What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist | Full Time 80hr position at UF Health?
Overview:
The Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Nurse provides individualized nursing care services to patients undergoing EP
and structural heart procedures within the standards of nursing practice. In this position, the nurse plays a lead role in the
organization and preparation for the procedure, provides for the comfort and safety of the patient pre- and postprocedure,
and provides direct assistance to the interventionist during the procedure, either in a scrub, nursing, or
recording capacity.
Responsibilities:
- Assists physician as necessary to provide support during invasive and non-invasive procedures.
- Responsible for managing the individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process.
- Provides direct patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, evaluation, and patient health education within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
- Utilizes appropriate aseptic techniques to prevent contamination and transfer of infections. Based on assessment, notifies medical staff or problems/concerns.
- Ensures sterility of all equipment and surgical supplies. Monitors sterile technique and handles breaks in technique appropriately.
- Ensures that all equipment and supplies are available and in working order for each case. Follows policy and procedure for handling instruments, sponges, and skin closures/sutures. Anticipates surgeon’s requirements and assists physician as necessary with procedures.
- Record, interpret, and report advanced electrophysiology data in direct collaboration with the EP physician throughout the continuum of care.
Required education:
- Associates in Nursing
Required experience:
- 2 years EP Lab experience
- 1 year of EP or Cath Lab scrub experience
