RN - Cardiac cath Lab

Unit Notes
ASANTE ITEMS OF NOTE:
- Local Radius: Client does not accept local candidates and has a 50-mile radius restriction.
- Call Off Policy: Client may call off or cancel up to 24 hours per 13 weeks.
- Non-Billable Orientation Hours: 12 hours of non-billable orientation for first work week. Guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation.
- Licensure: Non-Oregon Licensed RNs can apply and be eligible for a 90-day temporary license if their permanent license is not posted before the start of their assignment.

1. General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Roles: Monitor, Sedation Nurse, Optional = scrub.
Cath - Diagnostics (Left and Right hearts), PCIs, CTOs, Impellas/IABPs
Strutural Heart - TAVR, Watchman, Mitral Clip, PFO/ASD closures
EP - only scrub and pan - EP studies, device implants
IR - Peripheral interventions (Endoluminal Grafts, Carotids stents, CLI), Stroke (est Summer/Fall 2019), TIPS/DIPS, Embolization's, Thrombolysis, Neph/Biliary/Drainage Tubes, Ports, IVC Filters,
2. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.)
EPIC CUPID and MCKESSON (minimal entries)
3. Required skills and minimum years of experience.
Critical Care, Cath Lab/ special procedures- Experience minimum 1 year
4. Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)
OR state nursing license BLS and ACLS
5. Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)
Mon-Fri 4/10 hour shifts
Call requirements are 1 weekend of call a month and 1 to 2 nights per week. Due to the short staffing in our department, there may be times that people get mandated and travelers will have to be a part of this too.
6. Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
No
7. Bed size/number of rooms/daily specimen/procedure count for this unit/dept.
6 cath suites (1 dedicated EP bi-plane, 2 Hybrid in separate OR, 2 Cath, and 1 IR)
8. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
Teams of 4: minimum 1 nurse per cath lab
9. Dress Code:
Hospital Scrub attire
10. Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
Up to a week of orientation with another nurse including call. Then on their own based on their knowledge and skills set of specialties and roles
Initial orientation period to familiarize with medical record systems and departmental and hospital workflows.

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