Registered Nurse II - ART 3W Interventional Cardiology

Job Description Summary

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process, delivers safe and effective care, and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

Entity Medical University Hospital Authority MUHA Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center CC000452 CHS - ART 3 West Acute Cardiology ARTPay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-28 Scheduled Weekly Hours 36 Work Shift Rotating United States of America

Job Description

Entity Organization MUHA Medical University Hospital Authority Medical Center Hours Per Week 36 Scheduled Work Hours Shift 3 - 12 Hour rotating shifts per week including some weekends

Job Summary

Purpose 3W Cardiology is a 20 bed acute care nursing unit providing care to all Interventional Cardiovascular patients and general Cardiology patients. On the procedural side, we care for Left and Right heart catheterizations, ablations, pacemaker and defibrillator insertions. We also specialize in care for the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) patients. We also care for heart failure patients and are the secondary unit for the CT Surgery patient population.

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse II provides individualized goal-directed patient care to families and patients at the competent level utilizing the principles and practices of the nursing process, delivers safe and effective care, and interacts with other members of the health care team to achieve desired results.

Minimum Training and Education

Bachelor of Nursing degree preferred. RN staff hired on or after July 1, 2013, with an Associate or Diploma degree in nursing are required to be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and successfully obtain a BSN degree within four years of the RN hire or reclassification date. Refer to policy A141 for more details.

A minimum of one year of work experience as a registered nurse is required.

Required Licensure Certifications

• Licensure as a registered nurse by the South Carolina Board of Nursing or a compact state.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers or an AHA recognized equivalent, or an American Red Cross (ARC) CPRAED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Additional Job Description

Ability to perform job functions while standing. Continuous Ability to perform job functions while sitting. Continuous Ability to perform job functions while walking. Continuous Ability to climb stairs. Infrequent Ability to work indoors. Continuous Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. Infrequent Ability to work from elevated areas. Frequent Ability to work in confined, cramped spaces. Frequent Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. Infrequent Ability to bend at the waist. Continuous Ability to twist at the waist. Frequent Ability to squat and perform job functions. Frequent Ability to perform pinching operations. Frequent Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands. Continuous Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands. Continuous Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands. Continuous Ability to reach overhead. Frequent Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders. Continuous Ability to fully use both legs. Continuous Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination. Frequent Ability to reach in all directions. Continuous Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. Infrequent Ability to lift, lower objects 50 lbs. from floor to 36 inches unassisted. Infrequent Ability to lift from 36 to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequent Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force. Frequent Examples include:

• To transfer a 100 lb. patient that cannot assist in the transfer requires 50 lbs. of force. For every 100 additional pounds, assistance will be required from another healthcare worker. 20 lbs. of force is needed to push a 400 lb. patient in a wheelchair on carpet. 25 lbs. of force is required to push a stretcher with a patient with one hand.

Ability to maintain:

• 20/40 vision corrected in one eye or with both eyes.
• Continuous Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance.
• Continuous Ability to match or discriminate between colors.
• Continuous Ability to determine distance and relationship between objects, depth perception.
• Continuous Good peripheral vision capabilities.
• Continuous Ability to maintain hearing acuity with correction.
• Continuous Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.
• Continuous Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations.
• Continuous Ability to work rotating shifts.
• Frequent Ability to work overtime as required.
• Frequent Ability to work in a latex-safe environment.
• Continuous Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
• Continuous Selected Positions:
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function.
• Continuous Selected Positions:
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use initially and as required.

Selected Positions

If you like working with energetic and enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us.

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