Cath Lab RN
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur Memorial Hospital

Cath Lab RN

Overview

• Specialty: Cath Lab RN
• Location: Decatur, Illinois
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Facility type: Acute care hospital
• Trauma level: Level II trauma center
• Staffed beds: 372
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours (07:00–17:30)
• Hours per week: 40
• Ratios: 1:2 days; 1:1 nights and weekends

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Cardiac Cath Lab (1 year of experience)
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• ASD Closures experience
• Cardiac Implant Closure Device experience
• Cardiac Stent Placement experience
• Diagnostic Catheterizations Adult experience
• IABP Placement/Removal experience
• Impella insertion experience
• Interventional Catheterizations experience
• Left heart catheterization experience
• Pacemaker/Defibrillator lead extraction/removal experience
• Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) experience
• Experience with Cerner

Experience and Skills

• Experience in diagnostic cardiac cath lab, interventional cardiac cath lab, and pre/post procedure settings
• Experience with the following procedures and skills:

  • ASD closures
  • Cardiac implant closure device
  • Cardiac stent placement
  • Circulate procedures
  • Diagnostic catheterizations, adult
  • IABP placement/removal
  • Impella insertion
  • Interventional catheterizations
  • Left heart catheterization
  • Pacemaker/defibrillator lead extraction/removal
  • Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
  • Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring
  • Right heart catheterization
  • Rotablator atherectomy
  • Scrub procedures
  • Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
  • Valvuloplasty
  • Ventricular assist device insertion
• Experience with electrophysiology procedures including arrhythmia induction, baseline measurements, conduction studies, left atrial appendage closure, circulate procedures, and scrub procedures
• Experience with vascular studies/procedures including angioplasty, carotid stenting, dialysis graft intervention, endovascular interventions, stent graft placement, and upper/lower extremity angiography
• Experience administering or monitoring antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, procedural sedation, reversal agents, and thrombolytics
• Experience with IV therapy including central line insertion/management assistance and starting IVs
• Knowledge of 12-lead EKG, activated clotting time, cardioversion, external compression devices, hypothermia protocols, infection prevention, dysrhythmia interpretation/management, isolation precautions, radiation and laser safety, Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale, sheath removal/monitoring, topical hemostasis, vascular closure systems, and ventilator monitoring

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Works every third weekend
• One night of on-call each week and every third weekend
• May float within scope as needed
• Block scheduling is accepted
• Local candidates are accepted
• RTO ideally no more than 5 days

Additional Notes

• First-time travelers are accepted only with significant cath lab experience
• Previous charge experience is preferred
• Cerner experience is required
• Scrubs are provided
• Parking is free in any unrestricted space