Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cath Lab RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring active IL licensure and at least 1 year of interventional cardiac cath lab experience.

Details

• 5-room Cath Lab unit with an average daily census of 25 patients
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• Will work 2-3 weekends per contract
• On-call required as needed
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities as needed
• Uses Cerner EMR for charting

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand at time of application
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications required (AHA or Red Cross accepted; RQI cards not accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• Interventional cardiac cath lab experience required
• Experience with circulate procedures, diagnostic catheterizations (adult), left heart catheterization, right heart catheterization, and pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring required
• Experience with procedural sedation administration and monitoring required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Hospital is a Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated facility with 562 staffed beds
• Scrubs are provided
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Candidates must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• RTO ideally limited to no more than 5 days
• Local candidates are accepted for this specialty
• Travel pairs are not accepted
• Housing may be difficult to secure in the area