RN - Cath Lab

RN - Cath Lab

The Cath Lab will provide scrubs and a lead apron for cases. Minimum 2 years experience, IR experience a plus. Previous travel experience preferred. Schedule: 4/10 hr shifts- 7:00am-5:30pm Monday-Friday; 1-2 Call during the week; 1-2 weekends per month. AHA BLS & AHA ACLS, NIH required; must also have WV or compact license. Float required within scope of practice. You must have housing within 30 minutes for STEMI (heart attack) call.

Skills: End-Tidal CO2 monitoring, Activated Clotting Time (ACT), Antiarrhythmics, Antihypertensives, Assist with Central Line Insertion/management, Blood Product Administration, Cardiac Implant Closure Device, Cardiac Stent Placement, Cardioversion, Carotid Stenting, Central Venous Access - Non-tunneled/PICC placement, Central Venous Access/Port Placement, Circulate Procedures, Diagnostic Cardiac Cath lab, Diagnostic Catheterizations Adult, Dobutamine, Emergency Medications, External Compression Devices (C-Clamp, Sandbags), Hypothermia protocol, Impella insertion, Infection Prevention, Interpretation/Management of Dysrhythmias, Interventional Cardiac Cath lab, Interventional Catheterizations, Interventional Radiology, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV infusion pumps, IV vasopressors, Left heart catheterization, Malignant Hyperthermia Protocol, Monitoring Procedural Sedation, Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG, Pacemaker Insertion, Pacemaker/Defibrillator lead extraction/removal, Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI), Pre Post Procedure, Pressure Ulcer Assessment/Prevention, Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring, Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring, Radiation and Laser Safety, Reversal agents, Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale, Right heart catheterization, Scrub Procedures, Sheath Removal/Monitoring, Special Procedures, Starting and maintaining IVs, Thrombolytics, Topical Hemostasis (D-Stat, Chito-Seal, Syvek Patch), Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE), Vascular Closure Systems (Perclose, StarClose), Ventricular Assist Device Insertion

Travel Requirements: Must be willing to accept an 84 hours per two weeks scheduling (one-week 3x12, next week 4x12). Travelers who cannot accept this schedule will be cancelled. 2 years of experience in Specialty required to submit for consideration. ARH will consider up to 7 days of RTO. RTO must be presented up front, and no changes will be accepted. Must work either a major or minor of every holiday. Travelers may only submit to ONE POSITION AT A TIME- Please pick your top choice. ARH accepts minimal traveler pairs. Pairs will not be on the same shift or unit. 2 references required; 1 Charge or Higher; 1 supervisor reference. Both must be completed within the last year. Copy of Certifications required to submit. Background Policy - We must submit any license hits or background check issues up front. Extensions: after working one year, travelers must take a minimum 6 month break from the system prior to being eligible to return.