Registered Nurse Cath Lab

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Traveler Experience: NOT REQUIRED Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Skills: Work Settings: Diagnostic Cardiac Cath lab Interventional Cardiac Cath lab. Procedures: Cardiac Stent Placement Diagnostic Catheterizations Adult IABP Placement/Removal Interventional Catheterizations Left heart catheterization Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring Right heart catheterization. Medications: Antiarrhythmics Antihypertensives Emergency Medications IV vasopressors Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring Reversal agents Thrombolytics. IV therapy: Blood Product Administration IV infusion pumps Starting IVs. Professional Knowledge and Skills: 12 Lead EKG Activated Clotting Time (ACT) Cardioversion Circulate Procedures Infection Prevention Interpretation/Management of Dysrhythmias Isolation Precautions Malignant Hyperthermia Protocols Monitoring Procedural Sedation Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale Sheath Removal and Monitoring Certs: ACLS BLS PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Work Settings Cardiac Cath Lab Procedures: ASD Closures Cardiac Implant Closure Device Impella insertion Rotablader athrectomy Scrub Procedures Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation/Replacement (TAVI/TAVR). Vascular Studies/Procedures: angioplasty dialysis graft interventional Upper and Lower Extremity Angiography IV Therapy: Assist with Central Line Insertion/management Implanted Ports - Care and Maintenance PICC Lines - Care and Maintenance Professional Knowledge and Skills: End-Tidal CO2 monitoring External Compression Devices (C-Clamp Sandbags) Hypothermia protocols Laser Assisted Procedures Pressure Ulcer Assessment/Prevention Radiation and Laser Safety Topical Hemostasis (D-Stat Chito-Seal Syvek Patch) Vascular Closure Systems (Perclose StarClose) Ventilator Monitoring. JOB DETAILS: Ratios:1:1 Shift: 5x8 Days (06:45-15:15) Mon-Fri Occasional late days typically 4-5 days per month it is rare that staff will work in the lab after 17:00 on those days. Call Requirement: Call one day a week and every fifth weekend. Float Requirement: Will float as needed. Weekend Requirement: NONE PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Patients are referred to Cath Lab with a range of cardiovascular diagnoses or symptom often with suspicion or confirmation of heart or vascular disease. Some diagnosis includes the following: coronary artery disease (stable angina unstable angina/NSTEMI STEMI heart failure valvular disease congenital heart disease pulmonary hypertension pericardial disease and assess pre-operative evaluation. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)-ballon angioplasty and stent placement PFO/ASD closure Cardiogenic shock CTO ETC. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Impella Penumbra EKOS Roto Ultrasound Shockwave and ACIST are major items used. GE Mac Lab system. UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication Documentation Communication): Pyxis SBAR Epic UNIT ORIENTATION: 16 HOURS SCRUBS: Provided INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: Please provide your candidates interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting. Manager will not offer without speaking to the candidate first. *** INTERNAL NOTES *** Please review against the UD