Registered Nurse Cardiac Cath Lab

Platte Valley Hospital

Full time

R186233

At Platte Valley Hospital, you'll be part of a highly skilled Cath Lab team delivering advanced cardiovascular and electrophysiology care using leading-edge technology. Whether you're supporting complex interventions, monitoring patients through critical procedures, or collaborating with physicians during life-saving cases, you'll play a vital role in improving outcomes and changing lives every day.

Platte Valley Hospital | Brighton, Colorado

Join a nationally recognized cardiovascular team where innovation, teamwork, and exceptional patient care come together.

• Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus for experienced RNs
• Work in a highly specialized Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
• Participate in complex diagnostic, interventional, and electrophysiology procedures
• Collaborate with experienced physicians and multidisciplinary teams
• Grow your expertise through ongoing education, mentorship, and advanced procedural experience
• Make a direct impact during time-sensitive, life-saving cardiovascular procedures

As a Cath Lab Registered Nurse / CVIS II , you'll function as a key member of the procedural team, providing expert patient care throughout the cardiovascular procedure continuum.

• Scrub, circulate, and monitor during diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures
• Assess and monitor patients before, during, and after procedures
• Recognize and respond quickly to patient status changes and procedural complications
• Operate and troubleshoot specialized cath lab equipment and imaging systems
• Document procedural data, hemodynamic measurements, and patient outcomes
• Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and technologists to deliver exceptional care
• Provide patient and family education while ensuring comfort and support
• Assist with inventory management and procedural preparation
• Support quality initiatives, data collection, and regulatory requirements
• Serve as a mentor and preceptor for new caregivers
• Participate in staff education and skills development programs

We're looking for caregivers who bring:

• Strong critical thinking and clinical judgment
• Excellent patient assessment and monitoring skills
• Confidence in high-acuity procedural environments
• Effective communication and teamwork
• A commitment to patient-centered care
• Initiative, adaptability, and professional growth

• Current RN license or qualifying CVIS credentials
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification (or obtained within 3 months of hire for adult facilities)
• RCIS, RCES, ARRT-CI, ARRT-VI, or RN with relevant cardiovascular experience (required beginning March 1, 2026)
• Demonstrated competency in invasive cardiovascular procedures
• Minimum 12 hours of continuing education annually
• Fluoroscopy Operator Certification (Colorado requirement)
• Additional certifications as required by state regulations

• Bachelor's degree in a health science-related field OR
• Graduate of an accredited program in:
  Cardiovascular Technology Radiologic Technology Respiratory Therapy
• One year of invasive cardiovascular or electrophysiology experience

Every procedure represents a patient counting on your expertise. At Platte Valley Hospital, you'll work alongside a collaborative cardiovascular team, leverage advanced technology, and help deliver life-saving care when minutes matter most.

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This…