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USD $30.23/Hr.
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USD $48.37/Hr.
Overview
*** $20,000 Sign on Bonus Available***
This is a Full Time, Day Shift Position
(Three 12-hour shifts, with On-Call)
The Full Time Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN) offers fast paced multidisciplinary teams, performing vascular diagnostic and interventional, coronary diagnostic and interventional, and structural heart procedures. The Cath Lab RN also performs high acuity electrophysiology studies and ablations, and permanent pacemaker/ICD device implants.
Responsible for delegation, supervision, and provision of nursing care for a designated group of patients through utilization of the nursing process. Provides age-appropriate care. Participates in research when appropriate and incorporates research findings into evidence-based clinical practice. Contributes to quality improvement processes. Adheres to MMC Mission, Vision, and Values, the Nursing Division Mission, Vision, and Philosophy, the ANA Code of Ethics and the Illinois Nursing Act. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values.
A Registered Nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) means becoming a part of a Magnet hospital that raises the bar for excellence. The SMH environment expects high quality care for patients and RNs who want to advance learning to ensure they can be the best nurse possible. Quality nurses not only understand, but also exhibit, that "care starts with caring." Nursing is about caring for people. Above all else, working at Memorial means we expect you to exceed customer expectations. You can do this by treating each patient as if they are the only one you are caring for that day, being the calm voice for the family, finding the answers when you don't have one, and displaying compassion in all interactions.
Recruiter:
Sandy Dunn, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Dunn.Sandy@mhsil.com
To review Memorial's Benefits click here: Benefits - Memorial HR
Qualifications
Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• Licensed as RN in State of Illinois required.
• Current BLS/CPR certification per policy.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing.
• Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections.
• Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.

Responsibilities
1. Professional Nursing Care
• Age appropriate assessment.
• Data analysis to identify nursing problems.
• Defines individualized patient outcomes.
• Develops an interdisciplinary, individualized plan of care in partnership with patients and families.
• Implements specified interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes, revising the plan when indicated.
2. Supervision and Delegation
• Delegates patient care tasks to LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel based on job description, individual capability and patient needs.
• Communicates patient status and caregiver performance expectations.
• Appropriately supervises performance of LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Directs performance improvement for LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Builds teamwork when supervising and delegating to others.
3. Communication and Collaboration
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills.
• Uses therapeutic communication techniques.
• Demonstrates assertiveness.
• Communicates relevant patient information to other members of the health team.
• Documents patient care according to Memorial policies and procedures. .
• Ensures appropriate implementation of physician's orders.
• Creates and maintains a collaborative work environment.
• Participates in interdisciplinary planning and decision making.
• Precepts new nursing employees and/or nursing students.
4. Quality and Safety
• Identifies and resolves safety risks.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement.
• Participates in the periodic review and revision of policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Complies with all safety policies.
5. Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:
• SAFETY: Prevent Harm - I put safety first in everything I do. I take action to ensure the safety of others.
• COURTESY: Serve Others - I treat others with dignity and respect. I project a professional image and positive attitude.
• QUALITY: Improve Outcomes - I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance. I work with others to achieve superior results.
• EFFICIENCY: Reduce Waste - I use time and resources wisely. I prevent defects and delays.
6. Professional Accountability
• Demonstrates ethical decision making.
• Advocates for patients and families.
• Appropriately follows the chain of command.
• Adheres to the Memorial Health Behavioral Standards
• Develops annual plan for own professional development
• Participates in community health initiatives
• Participates in community organizations.
• Contributes to nursing research activities and applies findings in clinical practice.
• Participates in nurse peer review process.