Sign On Bonus Eligible

Default Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Hours:

36

Salary range:

$53.00 - $82.08

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

12 Hour employee

Department:

Electro Physiology Lab

Job Objective:

In coordination with leadership, oversees the assigned cardiac lab daily clinical operations, including practice standards, performing optimal staff scheduling, meeting budgets, implementing quality improvements, and organizing the daily activities to ensure effective and efficient management of staff and patient flow. Actively participates in and includes staff in performance improvement activities leading to performance excellence. Assists leadership in monitoring and improving compliance with all state and federal laws, regulatory and accreditation compliance.

Job Description:

Education:
Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master’s in Nursing

Licensure/Certification:
Required: California Registered Nurse (RN) license, American Heart Association (AHA) BLS and ACLS; successful basic EKG exam
Preferred: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES), or related certification as applicable to assigned department

Experience:
Required: Three (3) years of nursing (RN) experience in cardiac services
Preferred: Leadership experience in cardiac services

Reports To: Director-Cardiac Services
Supervises: Registered Nurses, Radiology Techs, Cardiovascular Techs, Scheduling and Equipment Coordinator, Inventory Coordinator and other staff as assigned
Ages of Patients: Adult, Geriatric
Blood Borne Pathogens: High Potential

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

Ability to act as a professional role model for staff, Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and unexpected situations, Ability to assess shift staffing needs consistent with patient mix, census and acuity levels, Ability to be detail-oriented without losing sight of the larger picture, Ability to communicate with patients, healthcare professionals, and staff to ensure clear and accurate exchange of information, Ability to effectively communicate in a positive and professional manner, Ability to plan and prioritize individual and team workload, Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and other relevant software applications, Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, Knowledge of supporting cardiac services organization

Essential Responsibilities

1. Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations. 2. Ensures that safe, high-quality patient care is provided in compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements and professional standards (ACC, The Joint Commission). 3. Provides direct patient care as needed; provides break, lunch and backup for staff as needed. 4. Ensures all levels of nursing skills and competencies are met . 5. Supervises all assigned staff to include hiring, orienting, training, evaluating and coaching; escalates employee performance concerns to leadership and provides documentation for counseling and performance improvement plans (PIPs) as necessary. 6. Assists with managing and controlling department expenditures within established budgets. 7. Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures. 8. Monitors department specific standards of care/practice. 9. Assists with the development of nursing process improvement projects and communicates resultant data in conjunction with the Unit Based Councils (UBC). 10. In coordination with leadership, supports the cardiac services goals and daily clinical operations, including practice standards, overall room activity, staffing, budgets, fiscal management, and quality improvement. 11. Develops and implements action plans in collaboration with leadership to improve staff development. 12. Facilitates availability of necessary equipment, material resources, and needed supplies on a daily and/or case by case basis. 13. Completes daily assessment to ensure patient care equipment is working accurately without defect; places work orders, when necessary, with subsequent timely follow-up to maintain quality controls (e.g. Crash Cart check, blood glucose machine, medication refrigerators, eye-wash stations, etc.). 14. Facilitates multidisciplinary patient care planning and rounds with staff members, patients, family to evaluate care and services. 15. Sets priorities appropriate to daily patient/physician dynamics ensuring optimal staff time management, patient flow, case start times and case turnovers. 16. Maintains communication and resolves issues regarding shift activities. 17. Retains clinical skills for patient care including the initiation of IV therapy where needed. 18. Collaborates with staff regarding necessary physician notification. 19. Effectively promotes and maintains the shared governance model. 20. Responsible for investigating and resolving any patient, family or physician concerns/complaints consistent with organization-wide expectations; knowing when to engage the chain of command, if applicable. 21. Responsible for medication and supply compliance and monitoring staff for compliance, if applicable. 22. Responsible in developing, implementing, and maintaining increased case volume and physician satisfaction programs, if applicable. 23. Identifies and coordinates the needs of cardiac services physicians through formal and informal meetings. 24. Responsible for ensuring preference cards are developed and maintained, if applicable. 25. Oversees procedure schedule time compliance; controls the turnover time process through oversight and use of case time and case turnover reports, if applicable. 26. Assists leadership with timekeeping and payroll functions for staff; assists staff with timekeeping corrections as needed per policy. 27. Participates in creation of monthly schedule and ensures schedules are completed in a timely fashion with staffing balance to meet volume needs, skill levels, and ratios. 28. Concurrent monitoring and auditing of electronic and computer systems for compliance and correction with appropriate staff member. 29. Ensures staff compliance with required certifications. 30. Monitors cleanliness and appearance of the department and appropriately escalates with work orders to address gaps in expectations. 31. Performs other duties as assigned.