Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Santa Monica, CA
Cross Country Nurses
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab. This position supports adult and geriatric patients undergoing advanced cardiac and vascular procedures in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include management of dysrhythmias, vasoactive infusions, ventilators, intra-aortic balloon pumps, cardiac catheterization procedures, and related specialty equipment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 7:00 AM5:30 PM, 10-hour shifts, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of relevant experience.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • NIH certification.
  • Compact nursing license in hand at submission.
  • Availability for four weekend shifts per contract.
  • Availability for on-call rotation based on unit needs, including a 30-minute response time.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Two years of experience.
  • Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump placement and removal, left and right heart catheterization, coronary angiography, procedural sedation, pulmonary artery line monitoring, thrombolytics, ventilator management, intravenous vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, and dysrhythmia interpretation and management.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for adults and geriatric patients with acute cardiac, vascular, and neurologic conditions.
  • Performs or supports left and right heart catheterization, coronary angiograms, angioplasty, electrophysiology studies, arrhythmia ablations, embolization procedures, intravascular ultrasound, and intra-aortic balloon pump management.
  • Manages medications and infusions including nitroglycerin, epinephrine, phenylephrine, norepinephrine, tissue plasminogen activator, furosemide, and isoproterenol.
  • Works with respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, and transportation teams.
  • First-time travelers are not accepted for this assignment.
  • Start date: 12/21/2026.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits