Heart and Vascular Institute- Registered Nurse: Interventional Vascular Unit
Company: Lancaster General Health - Penn Medicine
Location: Lancaster
Posted on: June 15, 2022
Job Description:
SummaryThe Interventional Vascular Unit (IVU) is a 16 bed pre
post area with 3 procedural rooms. The IVU performs a variety of
services for the outpatient and inpatient population. Specializing
in diagnostic and interventional procedures. Working closely with
vascular surgeons, radiologist, cardiologist, anesthesia and neuro
radiologists. The registered nurse is responsible for providing pre
post care, assessing patient health problems and needs, providing
education, maintaining medical records, and administering moderate
sedation intra procedure, while working in a team environment. The
registered nurse in the IVU will work in the pre post and the
procedural area. Care of the patient includes: IV starts, general
procedure preparation, procedural sedation, managements of
emergency events, and maintenance of a safe patient environment. -
On- call required with a 30 minute response time- 3-5 years RN
experience/critical care experience preferredShifts: 8 hour day
shifts, Monday-Friday. Varying hours, 7:00am-5:30pm. On call
rotation for nights, weekends and holidays. Typically one call
holiday per year. On call typically every 8-10th weekend. Job
DescriptionPOSITION SUMMARY: Assume responsibility and
accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association
standards of nursing practice ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified
individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable
accommodation) to perform the following duties:
- Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and
values into planning patient care.
- Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the
health care team as defined in unit based Plan for Provision of
Care.
- Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic,
psychological, and cognitive functions. - Evaluates progress toward
attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on
recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive
data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation. -
- Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or
issues. - Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically
sensitive plan of care
- Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates
patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.
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- Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively
communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and
supporting team members and their contributions.
- Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values
of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork.
- Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and
intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is
carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established
outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated
utilization of human, material and financial resources.
- Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment
modalities. -
- Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of
nursing practices. - Utilizes technology where appropriate.
- Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and
impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing
services. SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered
secondary to the primary duties listed above:
- Manages rapidly changing situations following established
protocols, coordinating and accessing appropriate health team
members and resources, and documenting events. -
- Participates in process improvement activities with an emphasis
on increasing continuity in the nurse to patient relationship,
minimizing rework and redundancies; constantly seeks ways to
improve processes, increase efficiency, finds solutions to current
situations or develops new methods and procedures.
- Completes mandatory education and training that includes review
of age-specific needs, caring behaviors, and interpersonal skills
as defined by unit based Plan for Provision of Care.
- Maintains a safe working environment through compliance with
established evidence-based practice policies and procedures and
timely reporting of safety variances.
- Projects pride in their work as exhibited in day-to-day
interactions with staff, coworkers, patients and all those they
come in contact with.
- Seeks experiences and formal and independent learning
activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills
and knowledge.
- Provides supervision, including guidance, counseling and
mentoring, to targeted peers and subordinates to enhance the
learning experiences and improve the professional practice
environment within the designated work setting.
- Participates in the employee performance process related to
peers and subordinate team members; address employee problems,
complaints, disputes or requests as the first level of supervision;
evaluates their performance post hire.
- Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position
as required. -
- Other duties as assigned. JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
- RN licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing.
During the COVID Pandemic, new graduates will be permitted to start
employment with a Temporary Practice Permit issued by the PA Board
of Nursing. -
- New hires who start their employment with a temporary practice
permit must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their
RN role.
- If and when testing centers are re-opened, we will revert back
to our prior policy of no longer accepting nurses with temporary
practice permits
- A graduate registered nurse may only practice professional
nursing under supervision and if the graduate registered nurse
holds a current temporary practice permit. Supervision means that a
licensed registered nurse is physically present in the area or unit
where the graduate registered nurse is practicing.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. - For Magnet
designated RN positions, BSN or higher level nursing degree is
required for incumbents based upon previously established
parameters; or within two (2) years of placement in position for
incumbents who started after 07/01/2020.
- If applicable, New Graduate RNs will be required to
successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.
- CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life
Support, formerly Healthcare Provider (AHA Heart Saver courses for
CPR are not accepted).
- -A health care provider in good standing with Medicare,
Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs,
i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any
other federal or state health insurance program. PREFERRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
- As outlined in unit based Plan for Provision of Care. COGNITIVE
REQUIREMENTS Attention/Concentration:
- The position requires the ability to attend to more than one
aspect of a situation simultaneously. - It is highly likely that
multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at
the same time. New Learning and Memory:
- The position requires that an individual be able to learn new
tasks quickly and effectively. - Job requirements change
frequently. - The ability to understand and carry out detailed,
involved instructions is mandatory. Problem Solving, Reasoning and
Creative Thinking:
- The position deals with issues or problems that often require
thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. -
Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and
solutions is necessary. - The individual must have the ability to
apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve
practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in
situations where only limited standardization exists. APTITUDES: -
The following are essential requirements of the position in
relation to job-worker situations. - These items describe how a
worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act: Leadership, control and
planning: Ability to accept responsibility for leadership,
direction, control, planning, negotiating, organizing, directing,
supervising, formulating practices, or making final decisions.
Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under
stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or
dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and
sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to
danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the
job. Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties,
often changing from one task to another of a different nature
without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant
differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental
factors, physical demands, or work situations. Communication: -
Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely;
to present ideas, facts and technical information. Interpersonal
relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task
accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize
needs and be sensitive of others. EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS
Equipment/Tools: Computer, Phone, Copier, Printer, Fax, Office
Supplies, Monitoring Equipment, Medical EquipmentSoftware:
Microsoft Office Products, Currently used propriety nursing
software (applicable to unit) PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Rarely 0-10%;
Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100% Body
Position/Movement:
- Sit: Occasionally
- Stand: Frequently
- Walk: Frequently
- Bend: Frequently
- Push: Frequently
- Pull: Rarely
- Kneel/Squat: Rarely
- Reach: Frequently
- Twist: Occasionally
- Balance: Frequently
- Climb: Rarely Lifting: Degree of physical exertion is: Heavy,
exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20
pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force
constantly to move objects. Sensory Abilities specifically
required:
- Vision
- Hearing
- Touch/Feeling PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT WORKING CONDITIONS: Position
involves exposure to the following harmful elements:
- Bio hazardous Waste
- Blood borne Pathogens
- Radioactive Agents Disclaimer: This job description is not
intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of
all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions
associated with the job. - It is intended to be a reflection of
those principal job elements essential for recruitment and
selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing
performance standards. - The percentages of time spent performing
job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. -
The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be
cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of
management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this
job in part or in whole. - Incumbent must be able to perform all
job functions safely. Benefits At A Glance: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER
GENERAL HEALTH -offers the following benefits to employees:
- 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health
Sciences
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials
- Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
- Child Care Subsidies
- Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes Disclaimer PENN MEDICINE
LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH -is an Equal Opportunity Employer,
committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be
filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital
status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other
classification protected by law. Search Firm Representatives please
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seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search
firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice,
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