Do you have the career opportunities you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the nation's largest provider of healthcare services as a Registered Nurse.

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

Rio Grande Regional Hospital - McAllen, TX

Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab

Founded in 1982, Rio Grande Regional Hospital (RGRH), an HCA-affiliated facility, is proud of maintaining its status as one of the leading healthcare providers in the Rio Grande Valley. For nearly 30 years, we have remained focused and committed to providing quality healthcare to all members of our community.

With 320 beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing over 35 specialties, we offer a range of inpatient and outpatient services.

What you will do in this role:

• Perform direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, with emphasis on the patient receiving invasive, diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• The Cardiac Invasive Lab RN will provide high quality care including:
  • Invasive eletrophysiologic monitoring
  • Management of high risk intravenous therapies
  • Evaluation of respiratory status, including pulse oximetry
  • Use therapeutic communication in daily practice
  • Maintain a safe and therapeutic cardiovascular invasive lab environment
  • Implement and direct care, using the nursing process with emphasis on the needs of individual cardiovascular invasive lab patients
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing process
  • Provide emotional support of the patient and significant others to make informed choices regarding health care
  • Delegate tasks to the appropriate caregiver
  • Participate in Cardiovascular Department specific initiatives and process improvement
  • Promote a supportive environment
  • Provide supervision of new employees, patient care assistant, vocational nurses, nurse technicians, student nurses and/or nurse externs
  • Maintain high quality (age specific) care for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients as assigned

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.

What qualification you will need:

• Current license by the Board Of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
• One year cardiology experience preferred.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support Course (BLS or BLCLS) and Certification required.
• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Course (ALS or ACLS) and Certification within one year of employment.

HCA Healthcare ranks on Fortune's list of Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years and HCA ranks 63rd on the fortune 500 list. In addition Ethisphere named HCA as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. We want you to join our tradition of excellence. Intrigued? We'd love to hear from you.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our recruiters. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.