Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization Lab

The Cardiac Cath Lab (CCL) Registered Nurse (RN) provides assessment, monitoring, scrubbing, nursing interventions, and evaluation in the Cardiac Cath procedure rooms for veterans undergoing invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures, and other invasive cardiac procedures in the Cardiac/Electrophysiologic (EP) Lab, serves as liaisons between cardiologists, patients, and families. This position has on-call requirements.

The Minneapolis Cardiology Department operates 4 Cath lab Suites and specializes in interventional, electrophysiology and structural procedures and high-risk patient populations.

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

* Supports Patient Care needs throughout the Cardiology Department and all aspects of the procedure (Nursing, Circulating, Scrubbing and Monitoring).

* Triages and applies a collaborative team approach in identifying, analyzing, and resolving patient care problems.

* Cardiac/Telemetry Monitoring is part of this position

* Provides assessment, monitoring, nursing interventions and evaluation in the Cardiac Cath procedure rooms for veterans undergoing invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures, and other invasive cardiac procedures in the Cardiac/Electrophysiologic (EP) Lab, serves as liaisons between cardiologists, patients, and families.

* Administration & Monitoring of medications (including High Risk medications and drips and procedural sedation medications).

* Advanced Vascular Access Care and Maintenance

* Works collaboratively with all levels of health care professional and support staff to facilitate positive patent care outcomes.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday 0730 - 1600 with required on-call for all STEMI or other acute cases. A 30-minute response time is required for on-call duty.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.

This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.