RN - Cath Lab

Cardiac Cath Lab RN

Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Cath Lab Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 10H Days Hours per Shift: 40 hours per week Experience: Minimum 3 years of Cath Lab experience required License: Current RN License Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (must be through AHA) Must-Have: Current Cath Lab experience; comfortable with conscious and moderate sedation, procedural processes, airway management, and cardiac drips such as Integrilin, dopamine, and vasopressins.

Description: Unit experience required is exclusively in Cath Lab; no IR/Neuro experience is necessary. Basic EKG interpretation test will be assigned during orientation. Critical care RNs with backgrounds in ED, ICUs, or PICU will have additional tests to complete. There are 5 Suites available for procedures. The suites include 2 for coronary cases, 1 for peripheral cases, 1 for vascular and neuro cases, and 1 for electrophysiology cases. Daily case volume varies from 10 to 22 cases. Types of cases performed include Cardiac/Coronary, Vascular, Peripheral, General Interventional Radiology, Electrophysiology, and Neuro interventions. Permanent staff are cross-trained in all areas. Travelers will not be cross-trained; however, current Cath Lab experience is mandatory. Scrubbing is not required for this position. Two techs are available for each case, one to scrub and another to monitor hemodynamics. The RN is responsible for administering conscious sedation. There may be a 4th person involved in cases, depending on the situation; this may be another RN or a tech. There is a Lead Tech responsible for room assignments. Shifts typically consist of 4x10s or until cases are completed, with start times ranging from 0630 to 0730. This facility is not open on weekends; however, call rotation is required for inpatient, urgent, and emergent cases. Weekend call typically runs from Friday evening through Monday morning, but this may change based on unit needs. Scrub color is provided by the facility. Floating between units is not required. Cancellation policy allows for cancellations of up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment.