Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Nashua, New Hampshire
Saint Joseph Hospital

Job Opportunity: Experienced Cath Lab - RN

Location: Nashua, New Hampshire
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

The RN develops a comprehensive understanding of patients, families, and caregivers to establish strong partnerships and deliver optimal care in the Cath Lab setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Minimum 2 years of Cath Lab experience required.
• Experience with complex/critical care medication infusions, including titration management.
• Strong knowledge of cardiac anatomy and physiology.
• Experience with emergency cardiac interventions.
• Conduct in-depth history and medication reviews for patients scheduled for procedures to ensure peri-procedural safety.
• Maintain sterile field and provide necessary equipment and supplies based on procedure and physician needs.
• Participate in on-call assignments with flexibility to cover staffing needs; must be within a 30-minute radius when on call.
• Safely administer procedural sedation and pass annual sedation examination; document sedation per policy.
• Maintain radiation safety and appropriate personal protective attire.
• Understand criteria for arterial and venous sheath removal, especially in patients on blood thinners.
• Assist with setup, insertion, and maintenance of equipment such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), IMPELLA, Flow wire, Opsens, and IVUS.
• Demonstrate knowledge of contraindications and reversal for IV adenosine infusion.
• Monitor and interpret hemodynamic waveforms during left and right heart catheterizations.

Job Requirements

Education and Licensure

• Current New Hampshire RN license or compact state license required.
• ASN required; BSN preferred.
• BLS required.
• ACLS preferred.
• PALS preferred.

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of critical care experience preferred for Cardiac Cath/Angiography Lab.
• 2 years of Cath Lab experience required (higher specialty experience requirement).

Certifications and Skills

• Basic Dysrhythmia certification preferred or to be obtained prior to orientation completion.
• NIHSS certification preferred or to be obtained prior to orientation completion.
• Certification in specialty preferred.
• CPI training preferred or to be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• CPI advanced training for ED and ICU preferred within 6 months of hire.
• Call shifts required for Cath Lab and Stress Lab.

Additional Information

• Up to 16 hours of orientation is unpaid.
• The facility may cancel up to 3 shifts during the 13-week contract.

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned.