Staff Nurse Cath Lab & Angiography Day Unit

We are currently hiring a Staff Nurse - Cath Lab & Angiography Day Unit for a hospital in Galway Ireland.

This is a permanent full-time position

Responsibilities

• Work on a rotational basis across the Cath Lab and Angiography Day Unit carrying out duties assigned by the CNM3/CNM2 and supporting the delivery of safe efficient patient care.
  

• Provide safe evidence-based nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures including coronary angiography PCI electrophysiology procedures device implantation and structural heart interventions.
  

• Complete patient admission pre-procedure assessment and preparation including cannulation medication checks clinical documentation and patient and family education.
  

• Develop and maintain competence in scrub circulating and monitoring roles within the Cath Lab including haemodynamic and ECG monitoring and accurate recording of procedural information.
  

• Provide post-procedure care and recovery in the Angiography Day Unit including observations vascular access-site management recognition and escalation of deterioration and safe discharge planning.
  

• Administer and manage medications in accordance with hospital policies including the safe custody administration and documentation of controlled drugs while responding effectively to emergencies and supporting resuscitation.
  

• Maintain high standards of infection prevention radiation and patient safety while contributing to equipment and stock management audits quality improvement education and the supervision of junior staff and students.
  

• Be a Registered General Nurse (RGN) with current registration and good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
  

• Have a minimum of two years post-registration nursing experience with experience in Cath Lab cardiology coronary care critical care theatre/recovery or acute medicine considered desirable.
  

• Demonstrate strong clinical assessment communication and organisational skills with the ability to deliver safe effective and patient-centred care.
  

• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team within a busy acute hospital environment.
  

• Show a commitment to continuous professional development and willingness to undertake competency-based training relevant to Cath Lab and Angiography Day Unit practice.
  

• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in working practices including participation in an on-call rota following appropriate training and competency assessment.
  

• Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards of clinical practice patient safety professional conduct and evidence-based nursing care.