RN - Cath Lab

RN - Cath Lab

● About Facility:

·1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157

·885 licensed beds

· Level 1 Trauma Designation

· Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center

· Chest Pain Center

· Stroke Center

● Department Information:

·5 OR’s

· Census? Average patients/day? 20-25 pts per day

· Minimum Years of Experience required? 1 year required; 2 years preferred

· Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, but not preferred.

● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

· Cardiac Caths, Impella, Watchman, TAVR, ECMO, Clips, Peds (as young as days old – PFO etc.) and others

● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

· RN: BLS, ACLS

· Cardiac Cath Tech: BLS, ARRT-R or RCIS

● Skills required:

· RN: Sedation; Nurses will circulate, and monitor. RN is responsible for medication administration.

▪ If RN is trained and proficient to scrub cases, that is a bonus but not required at this time.

· Cardiac Cath Tech : do not give medications but will scrub, circulate and monitor

● Support within the Department:

· Assistant Clinical Manager (RN)

· Physicians – 10

· RRT

· RT

· Anesthesia/CRNA team

● Technology/Equipment:

· EMR: EPIC, Cupid, Sensis

· Department specific Equipment: All Siemens x-ray systems

● Floating: If yes, where?

· None

● Orientation (facility and unit) :

· Standard Med Center Orientation

·2 weeks or less orientation in the CCL to the lab and surroundings 

● Other notes:

· Scrub Color: Provided

· Parking: Free? Yes

· Department Culture: Pt safety first.