Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery Unit

Sentara Heart Hospital - Norfolk, VA

$70.00/hr pay rate

Temporary Full Time

14-week assignment

Swing Shift

No benefits

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
• NIH Stroke Scale

Experience:

• Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital experience related to ICU, PACU, or Cardiac Cath to qualify.

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. No weekends or major holidays.