Cath Lab RN
Fredericksburg, VA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 1, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cath Lab position requiring VA or compact licensure and cardiac or critical care experience.

Details

• High volume, high acuity Cardiac Cath Lab taking STEMI call across 3 newly renovated labs, each performing 4-7 cases daily (12-18 total cases)
• Role involves circulating and monitoring patients during procedures
• Patient ratio of 1:6
• Day shift schedule of 4x10 hour shifts, 7:00 AM-5:30 PM, alternating Monday-Friday
• Rotating on-call required for weekends, holidays, after hours, and department closures, averaging 12-14 call days per 42-day period
• Weekend requirement every other weekend
• Uses Philips imaging rooms (upgraded within the past year), Medrad and manifold injection systems
• Documentation completed in XPER and EPIC
• Performs TAVRs, Watchman, CardioMEMS, carotids, Impella, CTO, peripherals, TEVAR/EVAR, and STEMI procedures
• Floating required within scope to medical assignments and ED for medical holds
• Open to block scheduling at manager's discretion

Requirements

• Active VA or compact RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of cardiac or critical care experience required
• Cardiac cath lab and/or interventional radiology experience preferred
• Community hospital experience required
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• BSN preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Skilled in ACT monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation/management, procedural sedation monitoring, and infection prevention/isolation precautions
• Experience with sheath removal/monitoring preferred
• Experience with topical hemostasis and vascular closure systems preferred
• Experience administering antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, and reversal agents
• Experience with diagnostic and interventional catheterizations, left and right heart catheterizations, PCI, and IABP placement/removal
• Experience with Impella insertion required
• Rotablator atherectomy and scrub procedure experience preferred
• TAVR and Watchman procedure experience preferred
• IV therapy skills including starting and maintaining IVs preferred

Additional Information

• Team-oriented, hard-working Cath Lab unit
• Scrubs provided
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate with no radius restriction
• RTO requests subject to manager's discretion
• Returning travelers must have a 1-year separation from the facility before reapplying
• Up to 8 hours of pre-start training modules required within 1 week of signing