Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Cardiac Cath Lab position in Sacramento, CA, with scrub experience highly preferred and on-call requirements including nights and weekends.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting in a 3-room Cardiac Cath Lab
• High-acuity diagnostic and interventional cardiac cath cases, including TAVR, MitraClip, and peripheral vascular procedures
• Facility is a chest pain center-accredited STEMI tertiary referral center
• Specialized equipment includes Rotablator, IVUS, Shockwave, Impella, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
• EMR: Cerner; Merge Hemodynamics used for Cath Lab documentation
• Cath Lab is supported by CV Techs or Rad Techs with Cath Lab experience
• Approximately 3,000 cases per year
• 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM, three shifts per week
• Call required: one night per week and up to every other weekend
• Weekend coverage required up to every other weekend

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; pending certifications not accepted
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience required
• Scrub experience in the Cath Lab is highly preferred
• Active driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity-affiliated facility within the past year — candidates employed PRN through outside firms will be considered

Additional Information

• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• Radiation badge is required and supplied by the agency
• Facility orientation consists of 2 shifts
• A Relias Dysrhythmia exam (basic or advanced) must be passed before an offer can be confirmed; candidates have two attempts
• A pass/fail sterile technique test for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes is administered on the first day of orientation
• Candidates must permanently reside at least 50 miles from the facility to qualify for travel pay rates; driver's license is used to verify permanent address
• Intensivist available in-house; IV team, RT, and pharmacy all available 24/7