Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Santa Monica, CA
Host Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Cath Lab Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Overview

• Location: Santa Monica, California
• Setting: Acute care hospital (beachside), 266 staffed beds
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Shift: Day, 4 x 10-hour shifts, 7:00 to 17:30 (40 hours per week)
• Scrubs: Navy blue for RNs; scrubs are provided for the Cath Lab

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience of at least 1 year, completed within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification

Schedule and Coverage

• Weekend shifts: 4 per contract
• On-call: Required based on need, with a 30-minute response time. Call shifts average about 10 within a 6-week period, including one weekend of call. The number varies with the number of nurses in the call cycle.
• Float: Not required to float between like units. May be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance, which requires a float policy acknowledgment.
• Block schedule: Available at manager discretion
• Guaranteed hours: The facility may call off once per two-week pay period
• RTO (return-to-office) restrictions: RTO must be included at time of submission

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start and updated annually. Includes SSN trace, national sex offender search, county and nationwide criminal searches, and education verification (nursing degree for RNs).
• Exclusion screenings: EPLS/SAM and HHS/OIG, completed within 30 days of start and updated monthly
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years, with gaps explained
• References: Minimum of 2, covering 1 year of total employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty. Dates must be listed in month/year format.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN
• TB screening: IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start
• Immunizations: MMR (2 doses or positive titer), varicella (2 doses or positive titer), hepatitis B (signed declination, or positive titer with vaccination), and Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted)
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season, or a declination
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Respirator use: Respirator fit testing (travel), plus annual medical clearance for respirator use
• Skills checklist: Required for the applicable unit and updated annually
• Competencies: Competency exam and medication/pharmacology exam as applicable
• Annual training: Regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) and specialty-specific modules as assigned