Registered Nurse (RN II) IR Cath Lab

Registered Nurse (RN II) - IR Cath Lab

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, 6100 Harris Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76132

Work hours: Full-time, 40 hours weekly; on-call days, some weekend call and some holidays required; must live within a 30 minute drive to the hospital

Department highlights:

Our experienced and compassionate team in Cardiac Cath / IR Lab care for patients with Cardiac, Peripheral Vascular or Electrophysiology related disease. Additionally, we offer Interventional Radiology procedures such as vascular access, biliary and urinary interventions, and venous and arterial thrombectomy. For our clinical staff, we require a 30-minute call response time which included STEMI call.

We are a Magnet designated facility, Joint Commission certified in chest pain, heart failure and stroke, certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Texas Ten Step Member Mother Friendly Worksite.

Here’s What You Need

Education:

Nursing Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing required; BSN preferred

CLIAFE – Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required

Experience:

One (1) year experience as a clinical Registered Nurse or completion of an RN Residency program required

Licensure and Certifications:

RN- Current RN licensure or compact licensure recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing upon hire required

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support (prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly) required and

ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within ninety (90) days required

Skills:

• A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
• RN must practice within the regulations of the Texas Nurse Practice Act, serve as a role model, intra/interdisciplinary collaborator and coordinator for quality patient care
• The professional nurse exhibits understanding of basic human needs and demonstrates recognition and understanding of patient’s affiliations

What You Will Do

• Delivers care to patients utilizing the Nursing Process
• Assesses the patient
• Plans the care of the patient
• Intervenes as appropriate and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
• Incorporates age specific safety/infection control measures into patient care
• Initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information
• Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift, inter-hospital, and while expediting out of hospital transfers

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Nurse:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth

Texas Health Harris Methodist Southwest Fort Worth

At Texas Health Southwest and Texas Health Clearfork we’re one hospital in two locations. We’re a 261-bed, full-service hospital serving southwest Fort Worth and surrounding areas since 1987.

We specialize in surgical services, orthopedics, rehab services, imaging services and adult critical care, and we have a 24-hour emergency department. Plus, we are a certified Primary Heart Attack center, certified Primary Stroke center, Level III Trauma, Level III Maternal, Level III Neonatal center, certified Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement facility, and a nationally accredited Breast Center.

Texas Health Southwest has received Magnet designations, plus a CMS 5-Star rating, the US News & World report top hospital award, and multiple awards for STEMI/NSTEMI.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns?

Feel free to email your questions to [email protected]

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