Traveler RN, Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery

**City/State**Norfolk, VA**Work Shift**Swing Shift**Overview:*** Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital experience related to ICU, PACU, or Cardiac Cath to qualify.* $70 hourly rate**Education**Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required**Certification/Licensure*** Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing* Basic Life Support (BLS)* ACLS**Experience**Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital RN experience.**Department/Position Overview:** • We are a CARE Unit: Cardiac Assessment, Recovery, and Evaluation Unit. • Our unit is open 6am-11pm Monday-Friday. We admit and recover patients mostly during the day. • The unit prepares and recovers patients for procedures in the Cath lab, EP lab, and Minor Procedure Room as well as the Cardiac OR for surgery. • The average patient volume each day for this unit is approximately 40-60 patients a day which includes inpatients and outpatients. • The types of procedures that we prepare and recover patients for include but is not limited to: Cardiac Catheterization (interventional and diagnostic), Electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablations, Cardioversions, surgery and ICDs/Pacemakers etc.In the recovery area, the RNs are trained to remove arterial and venous sheaths from the femoral, radial and brachial sites, perform nursing assessments per procedural guidelines, escalate patients who become critical or are unable to achieve preoperative baseline. This job does require the capabilities to lift, push, pull, and standing for long periods of time.**Ideal Traveler Candidate:** Has experience with Cardiac holding areas, PACU Phase II, sedation recovery (moderate sedation and general anesthesia) or similar areas. Preferred experience with pulling sheaths in femoral, radial, & brachial sites; vascular complication management; epidural & gtt management post operatively; etc.**Shift available:** Full Time, 36 hours a week, 9am to 9pm. No weekends or major holidays.Keywords: Talroo-Nursing, Monster, Cardiac RN, Cardiac Intensive Care, Telemetry RN, ICU, Cath Recovery, EP Recovery RN, Pre-Op RN, PACU RN.**Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career**• Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave• Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance• Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is metHere at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!**Sentara Norfolk General Hospital**, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.**Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer** and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.**For positions that are available as remote work,** **Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:**Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.* **Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery Unit.*** **This position is for a Temporary Full time Day shift Traveler.** #J-18808-Ljbffr