RN Cardiac Observation Unit
Tucson, AZ
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse (Cardiac Observation Unit) - Travel Assignment

Location: Tucson, Arizona
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

As a Registered Nurse in the Cardiac Observation Unit, you will provide high-level care for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures. Responsibilities include:

• Evaluating and planning nursing care for assigned patients
• Assisting physicians during examinations and procedures
• Performing patient tests and administering medications within RN scope of practice
• Preparing patients for cardiac catheterization and cardioversion procedures
• Recovering patients post-procedure, including those who had conscious sedation
• Performing bedside procedures such as Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) and Cardioversions (CV)
• Discharging patients with appropriate teaching and documentation

The unit cares for high-risk, high-acuity patients and performs bedside procedures requiring close monitoring and skilled nursing care.

Shift Information

• Varies: 3 shifts of 12 hours each (day shifts between 6:00 AM and 8:30 PM)
• Call requirements include weekends (Saturday and Sunday) on a rotational basis approximately once every 4 to 6 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Arizona
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of Electrophysiology Lab experience, including experience within the last year
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification

Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.
• The role involves working with high-acuity cardiac patients and requires comfort with bedside cardiac procedures and sedation monitoring.