Special Procedures RN- Vascular Access Center- Danbury, CT

Medical Practice Danbury, Connecticut

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Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice CT

Full time Special Procedures RN position in the Vascular Access center department in Danbury, CT
40 hours per week, 8 hour shifts, Monday-Friday 7:30-4:00.
*Perioperative nurse with cardiac monitoring experience *
At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.
 
When you join our growing, multi-specialty medical practice, you can enjoy the advantages of being a part of a large health system while working in a more intimate setting than a hospital. You can build relationships with patients over time as you take advantage of opportunities for more team building, socialization and work-life balance.
 
We offer a range of outpatient practices, including primary care, oncology, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, OB/GYN, bariatric, surgical, cardiology and infectious diseases. Join the Nuvance Health medical practice and be part of a collaborative team in an environment of open communication and unwavering compassion.
 

Summary:

Provides professional care and assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. Provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Responsibilities:

1. Understands patient monitoring, monitoring equipment and emergency equipment.

2. Understands medicines, medication administration, medication complications, aseptic technique and universal precautions.

3. Utilizes rational protection measures in accordance with Center protocols.

4. Obtains an allergy history to evaluate risk factors that contra-indicate the use of intravenous contract material.

5. Identifies early signs of contrast media reactions.

6. Administers medications in a safe and proper manner including all aspects of moderate sedation preparation, administration, evaluation and complications management.

7. Understands patient monitoring principles including the ability to recognize and react appropriately to life-threatening arrhythmias from the cardiac monitor.

8.  Understands oxygen therapy, manage an airway for resuscitation and manage all available forms of oxygen delivery devices.

9.  Maintains all forms of Point of Care Testing equipment and the ability to perform testing and/or quality control measures.

10. Operates and troubleshoots the pulsimeter, maintains the Non-invasive Blood Pressure unit, Defibrillator/cardiac monitor and the ability to perform monitoring and/or quality control procedures.  

11. Maintains and Models Nuvance Health Values.  

12. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.  

13. Performs other duties as required. 

Requirements:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or college
     CT Registered Nurse License
    ACLS
    BLS
    Preferred experience in a dialysis access center 
    With strong hearts and open minds, we’re pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!

    Working Conditions:

    Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

    Occupational: Some occupational risk

    Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force

    Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

    Credentials:RN

    Company: Nuvance Health Med Practice CT

    Org Unit: 1930

    Department: VascularAccesCt-WCMG

    Exempt: No

    Salary Range: $41.00 - $76.16 Hourly

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