Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Lab

Cardiac Catheterization Nurse

Shift: Monday Friday; 7am to 5:30pm, 4 - 10 hour shifts. 7 - 10 call shifts per month, including weekends and holidays

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Department: Cath Lab

Facility: University Hospital 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO

Compensation:

Base Pay Range: $36.19 - $52.67 per hour, based on experience.

Choose Between Sign-On Bonus -OR- Retention Rewards

Sign-On Bonus: $15,000

Retention Rewards: Up to $15,000

Relocation Support: Additional $5,000 if moving from over 50 miles away.

Retention Reward (Option 1 ): $2,000 per year for up to 5 years, totaling $10,000.

Student Loan Repayment (Option 2): $2,000 per year toward student loans, up to 5 years, totaling $10,000.

Note: Details will be provided during the HR interview. Policy language is available upon request.

About The Job

MU Healthcare is looking for a passionate and dedicated nurse for our cardiac catheterization team at University Hospital. The ideal candidate is a dynamic leader with exceptional organizational skills, a compassionate heart, and a commitment to delivering top-notch patient care. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven by the desire to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives, we want you on our team. Join us and be part of a supportive community that values innovation, excellence, and the highest standards of healthcare. Your expertise and dedication will help us enhance patient outcomes and create a safe, therapeutic environment for all. Apply now and take the next step in your nursing career with MU Healthcare!

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine. Our academic health system the only in mid-Missouri is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

Generous paid leave and paid time off, including 10 holidays

Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years

Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

Detailed Job Description

Assist physicians in performing cardiac and peripheral endovascular procedures like catheterization, valvuloplasties, angioplasties, implants, ablations, and structural repairs.

Perform hemodynamic monitoring of patients during procedures under conscious sedation. Perform pre and post-procedure nursing services and patient monitoring.

Operate medical and imaging equipment used in coronary, electrophysiology, and vascular interventional labs.

Prepare patient and equipment for catheterization procedures by preparing the entry site, draping the patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting-up pressure transducers and tubing.

Obtain and record hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data by operating hemodynamic and electrical amplifiers.

Provide nursing care to patients according to departmental and critical care nursing standards.

Educate patients and families about the patient's illness, their care, and treatment plan.

May complete unit/department-specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

Missouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.

One (1) year of inpatient, acute-care, emergency room, or invasive procedure RN experience.

Preferred Qualifications

ICU/CCU RN experience in arrhythmia and hemodynamic monitoring of patients in an acute-care setting.

Cardiac Vascular Nursing Certification (RN-BC) certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.