Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Columbus, GA
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Cath Lab

Location: Columbus, Georgia
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 12 weeks

Job Description

• Patient Population: Adults to Geriatrics
• Work Setting: Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Ratio/Census: 2 Rooms
• Unit Systems: Epic, Pyxis, SBAR
• Scrub color provided by facility
• Return to Orientation (RTO): Maximum 7 days
• Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend
• Floating: Within facility/scope of practice as needed
• Call Requirements: 4-person call team, 2 teams, every other weekend
• Holiday Work: Expected to work major holidays during assignment (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year's Eve/Day)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Georgia
• Minimum 1 year of Cardiac Cath Lab nursing experience within the last year
• Trauma experience
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Background check required within 30 days of start, must be complete prior to start
• Education verification required (degree related to nursing)
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 12 months (with additional requirements if history of positive TB)
• Required immunizations or proof of immunity:

  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B (titer or signed declination)
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (Tdap highly recommended)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 60 days of start
• Flu vaccination or signed declination required during flu season
• Annual competency exams including medication/pharmacology, dysrhythmia/EKG, and color blindness testing
• Skills checklist updated within 12 months
• Verification of most recent work history
• Two clinical references required

Additional Information

• Number of non-billable orientation hours depends on contract length
• Full compliance required to start on time; delays in compliance may result in assignment pushback
• Locals accepted at same rate
• Candidate must review and sign code of conduct and dress/professional appearance policies prior to start

Prior Travel Experience

• No prior travel experience required

This position is ideal for RNs with cardiac cath lab and trauma experience seeking a travel contract in Georgia.