Registered Nurse RN Cardiac Cath Lab

Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab

Join our collaborative team at St. Mary's Health Care System to deliver excellent patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care. This is a great opportunity for a Registered Nurse professional to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Job Description

• Work in a procedural unit consisting of two labs in the Cardiac Cath Lab, where we stop heart attacks.
• Under limited supervision, assess patients, including developing, evaluating, and modifying the care plan.
• Interpret and perform complex patient-care procedures specific to nursing expertise.
• Function as a member of the Care Team and Support Team to accomplish patient outcomes identified in the pathway/plan of care.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for the care given to a group of patients for a designated time frame.
• Provide care to patients via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/technology, and other healthcare team members according to established standards.

Requirements

• A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia.
• Graduation from an accredited nursing education program approved by the Board of Nursing or found by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the programs in Georgia.
• Successful completion of a refresher course within the past 6 months if nursing practice has not occurred within the past 5 years.
• Prior experience in Cardiac Care preferred or prior PACU, Critical Care.
• Must be BLS and ACLS certified through the American Heart Association.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available on Day One of employment including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance.
• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
• We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, are fully present, are all accountable, trust and assume goodness in intentions, and are continuous learners.

Community Overview

St. Mary's Health Care System is based in beautiful Athens, Georgia, a regional hub and city of 128,000 that is home to the University of Georgia and is nationally known for its arts, sports, recreational, cultural, and educational amenities.

St. Mary's is a private, non-profit, Catholic acute care network serving a multi-county area of Northeast Georgia. As a member of Trinity Health, we strive to live our Mission to be a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities, committed to the sacredness of human life and the dignity of each person we serve. We are guided by our Core Values: Reverence, Commitment to Those Experiencing Poverty, Safety, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity.

Being part of a large national system gives us access to resources and ideas across the broad spectrum of care, making it easier for us to advance clinical quality in significant ways at the local level while providing economies of scale that reduce our costs.