Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Joliet, IL
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN Cath Lab - Illinois (Evanston)

Position Details

• Specialty: RN Cath Lab
• Location: Evanston, Illinois
• Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment (LTA)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Call Requirements:

  • OR/IR coverage
  • Call every 3rd weekend
  • At least 16 on-calls in a 6-week period

Job Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care following established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition appropriately.
• Serve as primary coordinator for all disciplines to ensure well-coordinated patient care.
• Follow physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patient discharge planning with the healthcare team.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration

• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
• BLS Provider certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted).
• ACLS certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted).
• Nursys license verification.

Experience

• 1-2 years of cumulative job-specific experience required.
• Cardiac Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology (IR) experience strongly preferred.

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned.

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

Professional Credentials (Required for Onboarding)

• Driver's License, State ID, or Passport
• Prime OIG clearance
• Prime SAM/EPLS exclusion check
• Prime Resume (required for submission)
• Prime References #1 and #2 (required for submission)
• Prime Criminal Background Check (within one year of start date)
• Social Security Card or Passport
• Prime Badge Photo (clear headshot)
• Prime Form I-9 (Employment eligibility verification)
• Prime Job Description (signed by employee)
• Prime Education Verification
• Essentials Onboarding Packet
• Onboarding Education Attestation (must be completed prior to clearance)

Personal Health History and Testing (Required for Onboarding)

• Drug Screening: Minimum 10-panel test including THC (within 60 days of start)
• COVID-19 Vaccine: 2 vaccines plus booster or declination completed
• MMR: Proof of 2 vaccines or positive titer showing immunity
• Hepatitis B vaccination or immunity (declinations not accepted at some locations)
• Influenza Vaccine or declination (required during flu season)
• TB Test: Within one year of start date
• Varicella: Vaccination or titer showing immunity
• Tdap vaccination (declinations not accepted at some locations)
• Annual TB Questionnaire
• Physical/Health Statement: Must state clear to work (annually or within 60 days of start)
• Fit Test: Annual respirator fit test completed prior to start (no onsite testing in IL)

Exams and Checklists (Required for Onboarding)

• Prime Core Competencies Exam (minimum 80%)
• Prime Skills Checklist (required for submission)
• Prime Basic Pharmacology Exam (minimum 80%)
• Prime Specialty Exam (minimum 80%)
• DCI/BVP training for Workplace Violence Prevention

This position is ideal for an RN with Cath Lab experience seeking a long-term assignment in Illinois with specific call and weekend coverage requirements.