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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX is ranked nationally in 6 adult and 2 pediatric specialties. It was also high-performing in 3 adult specialties. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is a 877-bed general medical and surgical facility with 33,283 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 14,999 annual inpatient and 5,994 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 57,337 visits. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is a teaching hospital.Cath lab nurses care for patients while they are undergoing different procedures in a cath lab. They mau assist the doctor with a cardiac catherization procedure and care for the patient during and after. Nurses in the cath lab may also help with procedures like stent placements and the insertion of pacemakers and defibrillators. The responsibilities of a cath lab nurse begin before a procedure and may include educating the patient about the procedure, checking vital signs and administering intravenous medication. During a procedure, nurses may operate medical equipment, such as a ventilator, which helps a person breathe, monitor a patient’s blood pressure and oxygen level and assist the physician as needed.

Job Summary

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX is ranked nationally in 6 adult and 2 pediatric specialties. It was also high-performing in 3 adult specialties. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is a 877-bed general medical and surgical facility with 33,283 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 14,999 annual inpatient and 5,994 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 57,337 visits. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is a teaching hospital.Cath lab nurses care for patients while they are undergoing different procedures in a cath lab. They mau assist the doctor with a cardiac catherization procedure and care for the patient during and after. Nurses in the cath lab may also help with procedures like stent placements and the insertion of pacemakers and defibrillators. The responsibilities of a cath lab nurse begin before a procedure and may include educating the patient about the procedure, checking vital signs and administering intravenous medication. During a procedure, nurses may operate medical equipment, such as a ventilator, which helps a person breathe, monitor a patient’s blood pressure and oxygen level and assist the physician as needed.