Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Cath Lab
Montgomery, AL
TNAA TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

CLINICAL W/ MNGR APPROVAL 
UNIT: Cath Lab/CVR

Certs Required: ACLS, BLS.

Experience Required: 1 year accepted but must be interventional CathLab exp, not just diagnostic Cath Lab. STEMI/NSTEMI, LHC/RHC, CHF, Angina, ACS, Afib, IABP/Impella, CTOs, staged/protected PCI, pericardiocentesis, temp pacers. Groin site management - techs will usually pull sheaths but RNs might and need to be ok with site management), radial band management (VascBand), moderate sedation, able to titrate drips, knowledge of emergency drugs (will have drug card for badge for easy referral), able to use defib/pacer efficiently, recognizing rhythm change, know when and what anticoagulant to administer. RN does not need vent experience but needs to be comfortable with addressing vent alarms (i.e. – is it a critical alarm or an error alarm that does not need to be addressed)

Patient Types: EP (experience not required): Pacemaker, MICRA, lead extractions/revisions, gen changes, ablations. Vascular (experience not required): Peripheral cases, carotids. PE (experience not required) – Inari and EKOS. Hybrid/Structural (experience not required) - Watchman, TAVR, PFOs. If a patient is not from the ICU, they will go to the CVR (Cardiovascular Recovery) area after the case.

Floating: Possibility of floating to IR or Cardiovascular Recovery (CVR), but prior experience with that not required.

Traveler Feedback: Baptist Medical Center South-everyone has been helpful and supportive. Facility is clean, equipment is all in good condition.