* Maintains expertise in cardiac and other monitoring equipment.

* Documents assessments, interventions and patient responses.

* Performs audits of documentation to ensure consistency and that standards are met.

* Communicates and documents patient/family learning needs.

* Completes a thorough physical assessment at time of admission.

* Prioritizes and problem solves to meet changes in patient status/condition.

* Manages medications, IV's, and blood products.

* Utilizes pain scale in pain assessment.

* Provides psychological and social support for patient/families.

* Participates in discharge planning and patient education.

* Monitors the medical condition of patient(s) and reports changes.

* Demonstrates ability to update patient status in the EMR (admission to cath lab, post procedure, or when care and practice via the nursing process indicates a change).

* Completes Inter-Disciplinary profile.

* Initiates and updates the clinical pathway.

* Demonstrates knowledge in the use of department medical equipment.

* Documents nursing interventions, patient's response to interventions and any changes in patient condition electronic record.

* Communicates and documents patient/family learning needs.

* Demonstrates the ability to interpret and communicate basic laboratory and diagnostic data and communicates results to provider.

* Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.

* Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.

* If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.

* Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.

* Maintains responsibilities for the patient during transfer from cath lab to the nursing unit and provides a report to RN accessing patient.