Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Cath Lab RN)

Location: Seattle, Washington
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Cath Lab Registered Nurse
• Start Dates: January 5, January 26, February 9
• Patient Ratios: 1:2
• Weekend Requirement: Yes (unless schedule states otherwise)
• Call Requirement: Yes, 4-6 days per month plus late team; usually 1 call on a weekend per month
• Floating: No floating within hospital or to sister hospitals
• Block Schedule: Not open to block scheduling unless otherwise stated
• Locals Accepted: Yes
• Pending License: Not accepted
• Return to Office Restrictions: Maximum 1 week

Experience & Skills

• Required Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted depending on experience
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Special Skills:

  • Familiarity with placement of Swan-Ganz catheters, endomyocardial biopsies, temporary pacing wires
  • Experience scrubbing coronary procedures with stenting
  • EP lab skills are NOT required
• Patient Population: Patients undergoing coronary angiograms, complex interventions, and support devices such as Impella, IABP, Tandem Heart, and ECMO

Certifications & Licenses Required

• Washington State RN License
• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA only
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA only

Facility & Work Environment

• Magnet recognized, teaching hospital
• Level Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 637
• Charting system: EPIC
• Scrub color: Any (scrubs provided for OR personnel)
• Parking cost: Approximately $10.26 daily

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 45 days of start
• National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) search
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Education verification or diploma/transcript for RN
• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (80% minimum in dosage calculations)
• Color blind testing
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (may be required)
• WA state-specific requirements for multi-state licensed nurses (suicide prevention training, demographic attestation)
• EPIC integration video and attestation required
• Photo for badge (DMV style, no selfies)
• Department and PCIS agreements
• Pyxis agreement (if applicable)
• WA License complaint clearance check
• Flu vaccination or exemption documentation during flu season
• Hepatitis B vaccination or declination documentation
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccine within 10 years
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray per facility guidelines
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) immunity documentation (positive titer or 2 vaccines)
• Varicella immunity documentation (titer or 2 vaccines; history of disease not accepted at this facility)
• COVID vaccination or declination documentation
• 10-panel drug screen (required by agency, not facility)
• Fit mask test within 9-12 months of start (specific mask types required)

Additional Notes

• Guaranteed hours may be adjusted based on census; providers may be called off or placed on-call in 4-hour increments up to one shift in a 2-week cycle
• Ambulatory or surgical services closed on weekends/holidays may affect scheduling and minimum hours
• Performance evaluations requested at end of assignment (Montlake location only)
• Radiation badges are no longer provided by agency for new candidates; must be supplied by facility if needed

This position is ideal for RNs with cath lab experience seeking a travel contract in a high-acuity cardiac setting with advanced interventions. First-time travelers may be considered if they meet experience requirements.