Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Cath Lab Registered Nurse - Travel/Contract

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Schedule: 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts (7:00 AM - 5:30 PM) with a 30-minute break
• Call Requirement: 6-9 call days per month

  • Call shifts: 36 hours total, consisting of 4-9 hour days plus 24-hour on-call coverage
  • Cath lab operates 24/7 for cardiac emergencies
  • Weekday call hours: 5:15 PM - 7:00 AM
  • Weekend call: 24 hours each day
• Float to an additional campus as needed
• Facility type: Short term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center
• Charting system: EPIC
• Scrubs provided
• Free parking available

Specialty & Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab)
• Required Experience: Cath Lab experience is mandatory
• Years of Experience: Not explicitly stated, but Cath Lab experience required (assume relevant RN experience in Cath Lab)
• Prior travel experience: Not required

Procedures & Patient Population

• Procedures performed include:

  • Diagnostic and interventional cardiac and peripheral catheterizations
  • Stent implants, IABP, Impella, EKOS, Rotablator, IVUS, FFR, Penumbra, Pericardiocentesis, Shockwave, IVC filters
  • Transesophageal echocardiograms (TEEs) and Cardioversions
  • TAVRs and MitraClips in conjunction with hybrid OR
• Patient diagnoses commonly include:

  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Unstable Angina
  • Aortic/Mitral Valve Disease
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease

Required Qualifications & Certifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Minimum of 1 year of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory experience, with experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Mandatory Training & Facility-Specific Requirements

• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Pyxis ES MedStation Training
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain campuses)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych/Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026 and forward)
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for those with EPIC experience)

Employment History & Documentation

• Must provide a 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Employment verification for the last 7 years required (attestations not accepted)
• References required per standard guidelines

Additional Notes

• Candidate must have photo ID matching legal name on first day
• Scrubs are provided for this role
• Facility has 426 staffed beds
• Cath Lab is open 24/7 for emergencies
• Float to an additional campus may be required

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