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Posted: 15-Jan-25
Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico
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Internal Number: 247340
Summary:
Position works with scheduling department, physicians, departmental leadership/associates, and other departments as needed to facilitate daily operations and patient throughput in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab). Responsible for work/call schedules, daily associate assignments, associate onboarding, and associate evaluations. Collects and tracks data to ensure processes are working as intended. Works to identify and minimize risks to patients/associates/physicians and participates in risk management/complaint reviews as needed. Works with department leadership to ensure costs are in line with budget through appropriate labor/supply utilization management. Position focuses on patient and associate satisfaction and associate development. Operates all equipment, computers, and digital imaging/processing equipment in the Cath Lab. Performs duties such as scrub assistant, procedure documentation/hemodynamic monitoring, patient transportation, and safe X-ray equipment operation/digital processing as needed. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development to perform procedures on and assist in the care of the adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient.
Responsibilities:
?Promotes Organizational Principles of Catholic Healthcare; Solidarity, Holistic Care, Respect for Human Life, Participatory Community of Work and Mutual Respect, Stewardship, Act in communion with the Church.
?Ensures major equipment is operational in assigned area(s) and documents as required for quality control; reports any issues through chain of command and per hospital process.
?Ensures daily room checks and stocking of supplies.
?Accesses daily patient schedule and assigns patients, physicians, and associates to rooms as appropriate to maximize efficiency.
?Collaborates with physicians and procedure teams to ensure appropriate patient care and departmental efficiency at all times.
?Ensures infection prevention by enforcing hand hygiene and aseptic technique 100% of the time during procedures.
?Enforces/helps develop organizational policies and processes related to patient safety, patient privacy, infection control, patient communication, and departmental operations.
?Collaborates with others on the team in sharing knowledge; to gain and provide appropriate knowledge; to foster teamwork and team cohesion.
?Supports department and team by engaging in patient transport as appropriate.
?Obtains and maintains proficiency in access site management.
?Texas MRT/LMRT License ONLY: Acts as radiation safety representative for patients and team while X-Ray is used; performs fluoro imaging and digital image acquisition as appropriate for procedure or as instructed by the physician.
?Adheres to and enforces the attendance policy and departmental productivity standards.
?Supports department and organization?s commitment to Zero Harm and Customer Service.
?Adheres to and enforces departmental and organizational dress code.
?Understands and upholds the CHRISTUS mission, vision and purpose.
?Supports and promotes Unit based Councils, process improvement projects, and a nursing collaborative care model that meets requirements for Magnet status.
?Promotes and serves with respect to the CHRISTUS core values; Dignity, Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Stewardship.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Associate degree required.
- Bachelor?s degree preferred.
Experience
- 1 ? 3 years of Cath Lab procedural experience required.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required.
- ACLS preferred.
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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