Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery

Job Position

Sentara Heart Hospital located on the campus of Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Cardiac Cath Holding Recovery Unit.

This position is for a Temporary Full-Time Swing shift Traveler.

$70 hourly rate

Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital RN experience related to ICU, PACU, or Cardiac Cath.

Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required.

• Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

• We are a CARE Unit:
  Cardiac Assessment, Recovery, and Evaluation Unit.
• Our unit is open 6am-11pm Monday-Friday. We admit and recover patients mostly during the day.
• The unit prepares and recovers patients for procedures in the Cath lab, EP lab, and Minor Procedure Room as well as the Cardiac OR for surgery.
• The average patient volume each day for this unit is approximately 40-60 patients a day which includes inpatients and outpatients.
• The types of procedures that we prepare and recover patients for include but is not limited to:
  Cardiac Catheterization (interventional and diagnostic), Electrophysiology procedures such as cardiac ablations, Cardioversions, surgery and ICDs/Pacemakers.

In the recovery area, the RNs are trained to remove arterial and venous sheaths from the femoral, radial, and brachial sites, perform nursing assessments per procedural guidelines, and elevate patients who become critical or are unable to achieve preoperative baseline. This job requires the capabilities to lift, push, pull, and stand for long periods of time.

Has experience with Cardiac holding areas, PACU Phase II, sedation recovery (moderate sedation and general anesthesia) or similar areas. Preferred experience with pulling sheaths in femoral, radial, and brachial sites; vascular complication management; epidural and GTT management postoperatively.

Full Time, 36 hours a week. No weekends or major holidays.