**Job Summary and Responsibilities** Job Details Job Summary Under general supervision of the Cardiac Cath Lab charge Nurse functions as a member of the Cardiac Cath team. Maintains a therapeutic environment for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Provides direct patient care, assessment, planning and intervention. Operates physiologic monitoring recorder and all related Cath Lab equipment. Assists with patient and procedure preparation. Functions as a scrub assistant during cardiac catheterization. Shares on-call work schedule. The RN is responsible for supporting efforts to improve clinical and service excellence of patient care provided. RN s must be able to identify and apply care skills appropriate to the specific patient age groups served. The RN will participate in the achievement of service targets and process goals. For the staff nurse III and IV, it is the responsibility of the RN to complete the requirements, and obtain the appropriate approvals, and submit the required information by the designated timeframes found in the SNAP policy # 8610-420. + Administers prescribed medications and intravenous solutions according to standards of care and hospital protocols. + Assesses pain level in all patients using "0-10", "Faces", or other approved scale to promote comfort and enable patients to participate in their healing Identifies comfort function goals with patients. + Provides timely/appropriate assessment/intervention. + Reports significant observed or reported alterations in the patient's condition: Reports to the appropriate Physician, Clinical Supervisor, Nurse Manager, or Preceptor + Consistently models Dignity Health Patient Satisfaction standards. + Demonstrates respect for/protection of patient rights. Knocks/asks permission to enter patient rooms Monitors patient conversations in public spaces Closes door/draws curtain when providing care Arranges patient translators when needed Advise patients of rights and consent forms. + Addresses the physiological, psychosocial and spiritual needs of each patient. Contacts/makes referrals to Physicians, Social Worker/ Case Management, and/or Chaplain Services as appropriate + Labels lab specimens, maintaining the performance standard of zero tolerance for mislabeled specimens. + Interprets EKG tracings, BP and cardiac waveforms. + Completes hospital forms as needed per protocol including: Records patient charges Admission Profile Multi- disciplinary Plan of Care Other hospital and patient-related forms + Follows Dominican Hospital policy and protocol to utilize patient restraints: Provides the least restrictive environment possible Assesses continued need for restraints as directed Provides for patient safety/comfort at all times Clearly documents all interventions + Performs skills essential to the kind of nursing action to be taken, explains the health treatment to the patient and family, and teaches the patient and family how to care for the patients health needs. Instructs patient and family in self health practice. + Consistently demonstrates safe skill implementation and completes equipment/procedural change in-services. Performs technical skills at a level consistent with or higher than level achieved during initial competency check-off **Job Requirements** **Required** + Associate Of Nursing, upon hire and + 1-3 years Minimum of 1 year experience in a Cardiac Cath Lab or 1 year experience in Interventional Radiology, upon hire. + Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and + Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and + Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire **Preferred** + Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire and **Where You'll Work** Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, women’s and children’s services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive Care Dominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest. Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care. One Community. One Mission. One California (https://youtu.be/RrPuiSnALJY?si=pvQgPZ6ZWZM60TPV) **Pay Range** $75.68 - $96.75 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.