Cath Lab/ICU Nurse Manager
Garden City, Kansas
Saint Catherine Hospital

RN (Registered Nurse) – Cath Lab/ICU Nurse Manager

Location: Garden City, Kansas
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

• Manage both Cath Lab and ICU departments.
• Oversee Cath Lab with 1 Cath Lab room and 3 pre/post procedure bays.
• Oversee ICU with 8 beds.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• 3 years of RN experience.
• 1 year of management experience.
• 1 year of clinical leadership experience.
• Certifications: ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) via CCI, NIHSS, TNCC, CRRT competency.
• Fluoroscopy license required for technical staff.
• Experience in critical care and telemetry.

Patient Population & Clinical Focus

• Cath Lab: Cardiac, vascular, electrophysiology (EP), interventional radiology (IR), and non-invasive cardiology patients.
• ICU: Cardiac and respiratory patients including sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), Non-STEMI, STEMI, COPD exacerbation, chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Clinical Responsibilities

• Support pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure care in Cath Lab (pre and recovery/hold areas).
• Bedside procedure support and moderate sedation.
• Enhance nursing competency and build unit culture.
• RNs are required to titrate drips.

Common Medications & Drips

• Cath Lab: All vasoactive drugs, Heparin, IIb/IIIa inhibitors, blood products.
• ICU: Levophed, Vasopressin, Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Nitroglycerin, Amiodarone, Versed, Propofol, Fentanyl, Nimbex, Insulin.

Staffing & Ratios

• Cath Lab: 3-4 staff per case (RN/Tech).
• ICU: Nurse-to-patient ratio ranges from 1:2 up to 1:3 depending on acuity.
• Charge nurse is required to take patient assignments but preferably not.
• No nurse aides on the unit.
• All staff read cardiac strips and monitor patients intraprocedurally and in pre/post areas. ICU nurses monitor their own patients and confirm strips every 4 hours.

Equipment

• Cath Lab: Oxygen, End Tidal CO2 monitors, ventilators.
• ICU: Ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, high flow oxygen.

Scheduling & Shifts

• Day shift, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week.
• Elective cases Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
• Self-scheduling allowed.
• Call required 24/7 including weekends and holidays.
• Floating required for all staff except charge nurse to assist other departments.

Orientation & Additional Notes

• Orientation varies by role; updates in progress.
• Candidates should be in-state for orientation week even if some modules are remote.
• Cath Lab pre/post area requires 2 ACLS-certified RNs per shift.
• Hospital-laundered scrub dress code.

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified as required.