Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's Hospital

Registered Nurse, Cath Lab

Location: Kansas City, Missouri Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (5x8 hours), 8:00 to 16:30; 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Role Overview

• Unit: Cath Lab (RN/Cath Lab)
• Average daily census: 4 procedures per lab
• Visits per day: 16
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:4 days, 1:3 nights
• Charting system: EPIC (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Scrubs: Provided

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length the clinician is assigned.
• Return-to-office restrictions: No more than 7 days.
• On-call: Required, including weekends.
• Float: Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed.
• Weekend requirement: Not applicable.
• Local candidates: Accepted, subject to the local radius rule.
• First-time travelers: Accepted.
• Pending license: Not accepted. Does not accept pending licenses.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with adult patients
• Cardiac stent placement
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Experience with Impella
• Experience with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
• Pharmacological stress test
• Pulmonary artery line / Swan-Ganz monitoring
• Rotablator atherectomy
• Experience with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Experience with the Watchman device

Health, Screening, and Compliance Requirements

• Background check: Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search), plus education verification
• Exclusion searches: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, run quarterly
• Missouri searches: Missouri Highway Patrol check (renewed annually) and Missouri EDL search (renewed quarterly)
• Drug testing: Within 1 year of start, must not expire during the assignment. Panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, and PCP.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• TB screening: Two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a negative T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start
• Immunity: Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella documented by positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement, with booster requirements if titers are negative or equivocal
• Tdap: Vaccine or declination required
• Hepatitis B: Facility declination required
• Influenza: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Fit testing: N95 respirator fit test; any N95 model is acceptable and it can be completed onsite
• Color blindness testing: Within 12 months of start
• Latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, HIPAA acknowledgement, and hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies: Required before start
• Orientation modules: Required for RNs, about 16 hours, completed online before start
• Badge photo: Required, taken within 6 months of start
• References: Two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred)
• Employment application: Required

Other Notes

• Physical driving positions require a copy of auto insurance. This role does not list driving as a duty.
• Candidates who fail to follow the fingernail policy may be sent home from shifts.