Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Sayre, Pennsylvania
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

Registered Nurse – Cath Lab

Location: Sayre, Pennsylvania Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (5x8 hours), 8:00 to 16:30 Hours: 8 per day, 40 per week

Role Details

• Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab
• Call required (discussed during interview)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 3 years of Cardiac Cath Lab experience, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (for AHA, Instructor, Provider, and RQI are accepted)
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (for AHA, Instructor, Provider, and RQI are accepted)
• Experience with Epic

Conditionally Required (Confirmed at Qualification)

• PALS (AHA or ARC accepted)
• NRP
• NIH Stroke Certification (check unit description)
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam and competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty

Background and Eligibility

• 7-year criminal background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, including Social Security trace, county searches, nationwide sex offender search, and PATCH (PA statewide)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 1 year of start
• PA FBI fingerprinting, with results dated within 5 years of start
• PA Child Abuse search, which must be cleared before start (results cannot be pending)
• I-9 and E-Verify
• Government-issued photo ID

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 90 days of start, updated annually, signed by a physician, NP, or PA
• TB test: QuantiFERON/T-SPOT within 90 days, or 2 PPDs, plus a TB questionnaire within 30 days, updated annually. A chest X-ray within 2 years is also needed if applicable.
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: series, declination, or positive titer
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season. Declinations are not accepted.
• COVID: 2 vaccines or medical/religious exemption
• RespSafety clearance before start
• Respirator fit test within 1 year of start, done offsite, using 3M 1860 or 3M 1870+ masks

Facility Training and Documents

• Annual facility training completed before start
• Modules: HIPAA compliance, DEI, infection control, OSHA, safety/security/emergency preparedness, sexual harassment, SOGI
• RN modules review, and suicide precautions modules with a quiz (score of 80% or higher)
• Confidentiality agreement and job description signed before start
• Personal appearance policy (review only)
• Badge photo meeting specific background and pose guidelines