Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Catheterization Lab - in Nashua, NH

Position: Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Catheterization Lab - $2,708 per week in Nashua, NH
Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiac Catheterization Lab

Location:

Nashua, NH

Agency:  Cynet Health

Pay:  $2,708 per week

Shift Information:  Days - 5 days x 8 hours

Contract Duration:  13 Weeks

Start Date:

ASAP

About the Position

Job Title:

Cath Lab RN
Profession:
Nursing
Specialty:
Cardiac Cath Lab Nurse
Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Hours per

Shift: 40

Experience:

3 years in Cath Lab
License:
Current RN license required

Certifications:

BLS required, ACLS preferred, PALS preferred

Must-Have:
Must have 2 years of Cath Lab experience.

Experience with complex/critical care medication infusions, including titration management.
Enhanced knowledge of anatomy and physiology, especially cardiac.

Experience with emergency cardiac interventions.

Description:

The RN develops an overall view of patients, families, and caregivers.
Establishes strong partnerships to deliver optimal care.
Provides in-depth history and medication review of all patients scheduled for procedures to ensure patient safety.
Demonstrates the ability to correctly identify periprocedural safety issues and report to the physician accordingly.
Demonstrates clinical expertise in creating and maintaining a sterile field.
Plans and provides equipment and supplies based on procedure and physician needs.
Participates in on-call assignments and demonstrates flexibility to cover staffing as needed.
Ability to be within a 30-minute radius when on call.
Ability to safely administer procedural sedation and pass annual sedation examination.
Documents sedation according to policies and procedures.
Maintains a safe working environment, including radiation safety and appropriate personal protection attire.
Demonstrates criteria for arterial and venous sheath removal.
Has a working understanding of guidelines for safe sheath removal when patients have been given blood thinners prior to sheath removal.
Demonstrates the ability to identify criteria for equipment such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and IMPELLA.
Assists with the setup, insertion, and maintenance of equipment as needed.
Assists with the insertion of Flow wire, Opsens, and IVUS.
Demonstrates contraindications and reversal for IV adenosine infusion.
Demonstrates a working knowledge of hemodynamic waveforms.
Obtains the ability to monitor arterial waveform during left heart catheterization.
Able to identify damping and ventriculization of arterial waveforms.
Able to correctly identify different hemodynamic waveforms during right heart catheterizations.
Basic Dysrhythmia preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
NIHSS certification preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
CPI training preferred or obtained within 6 months of hire.
CPI advanced training for the ED and ICU within 6 months of hire.
3 - 5 years critical care experience preferred for the Cardiac Cath/Angiography Lab.
ASN required, BSN preferred.
Call shifts required for Cath Lab and Stress Lab.

Requirements
Required for Onboarding   ACLS
BLS
Pharmacology
Skills Checklist
Specialty Exam