Travel RN - Cath Lab/EP

Travel RN - Cath Lab/EP

American Traveler

Rochester, New York, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$3,312.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Cath Lab/IR RN for a 13-week assignment requiring both cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology experience.

Details

Work in the Cath Lab unit performing both diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations as well as IR procedures.

Patient population includes cardiac cath patients and IR lab patients requiring drains, tubes, kyphoplasty, biopsy, and related procedures.

Schedule consists of 4x10-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM.

Call requirements average 8-10 shifts per month, including 1-2 weekends per month depending on schedule.

Floating is required.

EPIC EMR experience required.

Requirements

Active NY RN license required in hand.

Current BLS and ACLS certifications required.

Minimum 2 years of experience in the Cath Lab required.

IR-only experience is not accepted; must have combined Cath Lab and IR Lab experience.

EPIC charting experience required.

Phlebotomy and IV placement competency required.

Proficiency required in interventional cardiac cath procedures including PCI, cardiac stent placement, diagnostic and interventional catheterizations, IABP and Impella insertion, left and right heart catheterization, and pacemaker/defibrillator lead extraction.

Proficiency required in IR procedures including angioplasty, gastrostomy tube placement, liver biopsy, paracentesis, embolization, nephrostomy, renal angiography and stent placement, chest tube placement, lung biopsy, and pulmonary angiography/embolization.

Experience required with central venous access, dialysis graft procedures, endovascular interventions, and stent graft placement.

Knowledge of antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, emergency medications, and procedural sedation administration/monitoring required.

Skilled in 12-lead EKG interpretation, dysrhythmia management, and isolation precautions.

Additional Information

Responsibilities include circulating procedures, monitoring procedural sedation, and managing implanted ports and IV infusion pumps.

Scrubs are provided.

First-time travelers are welcome to apply.

Candidates must keep requested time off to approximately 1 week.

Local candidates within 75 miles of the facility are not accepted.

Previous employees may reapply after a 6-month systemwide waiting period.