Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Cath Lab RN for a day shift position at a Level II trauma hospital requiring Maclab, Impella, and intra-aortic balloon pump proficiency.

Details

• Work in the Cardiac Cath Lab of a 324-bed medical center offering Level II trauma care
• Cares for patients before, during, and after angiography, interventional, and cardiac catheterization procedures
• Assists with stress echocardiograms, treadmill exams, nuclear and pharmacologic stress testing, tilt table, echocardiograms, cardioversions, and transesophageal echocardiograms
• Assists with prep, procedure, and recovery for interventional radiology procedures
• Performs Holter monitor, event monitor, and ambulatory blood pressure monitor application, and pacemaker interrogations
• Inserts PICC lines and serves as a vascular access expert
• Operates cardiac output, hemodynamic, pacemaker/ICD, intra-aortic balloon pump, crash cart, IV pump, defibrillator, and point-of-care glucometer equipment
• Scrubs in for procedures alongside physicians
• Day shift schedule, 7:00 AM-5:30 PM (12-hour shifts)
• Call requirements include 1-2 nights per week plus 10 days of call per month, covering IR/Vascular and STEMI cases
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active MI RN license required (compact license not accepted)
• Active BLS and ACLS certification (AHA)
• Required Cath Lab RN experience
• Required experience with Maclab (hemodynamics)
• Basic knowledge of IR and vascular procedures required
• Required Impella experience
• Required knowledge and operation of intra-aortic balloon pump
• Epic EMR experience required
• Skills checklist pertinent to Cath Lab specialty, current within 1 year
• 2 completed supervisory reference forms within the last two years

Additional Information

• Scrubs in for procedures and assists other cardiac catheterization lab team members
• Develops, reviews, and enhances cardiovascular patient education materials and programs
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Local candidates not considered; must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• Travel work experience preferred but first-time travelers may still be considered
• No more than 5 days of requested RTO