RN - Electrophysiology Lab - 4LOCS

RN - Electrophysiology Lab

Responsibilities:

• Delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel and team members.
• Communicates patient care information to the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provides patient and family education in a manner that is understood and gives the patient and family handouts, brochures and resources that can be taken home for future reference.
• Documents patient care in an accurate, professional and timely manner using Mac Lab, Soarian, MAK, and paper documentation forms according to policy and procedure.
• Documents patient care that is relevant to patient’s diagnosis, problems and reflects patient’s status.
• Supports the following organizational programs: Magnet® , Hospital of Distinction, Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification, Nursing Councils, and integrates their standards into clinical practice.
• Reviews nursing quality data, e.g. NDNQI and identifies how to apply best practice into own practice and mentor others towards meeting quality target goals.
• Maintains good attendance/lateness standards in accordance with Hospital policy.
• Must have necessary skills to identify clinical problems through assessment and conversation with patients during all phases of care and general contact with the patients
• Must be astute in identifying these problems and be able to implement appropriate actions to be taken to address these conditions
• Must be competent in use of all equipment in the Cardiac Cath Lab