Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Cath Lab

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for Cath Lab with interventional scrub experience. The role involves working as an RN Circulator in a diagnostic and interventional PCI environment, providing conscious sedation under physician direction, handling sterile supplies, assessing vitals, and documenting in EPIC. Cross-training to run hemodynamics in the monitor tech role is likely.

Work Schedule & Requirements

• Shift: 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Yes, includes evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays with rotating call
• Floating: Yes, within service line scope
• Local candidates not accepted (must live at least 75 miles from facility)
• Pending license accepted
• Guaranteed 40 hours per week
• No block scheduling accommodation
• RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Patient Population / Diagnoses

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
• Chest Pain
• Heart Failure
• NSTEMI
• Aortic Stenosis
• Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach)
• Endocarditis
• Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Sick Sinus Syndrome

Required Qualifications

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - Cath Lab
• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
• License: Valid Registered Nurse license for Missouri (NURSYS verification required)
• Interventional scrub experience required
• Experience with Epic documentation system preferred
• Ability to provide conscious sedation under physician direction
• Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required

Equipment & Systems

• Epic documentation system
• Impella device
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Compliance & Background Requirements

• Government-issued ID required
• Criminal background check within 6 months, including statewide and nationwide searches
• Quarterly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Education verification of highest nursing degree required
• Fingerprinting required for Illinois long-term care or rehab units (not applicable here)
• Drug testing within 1 year, including comprehensive panel
• Physical exam within 1 year
• Fit mask testing annually (N95 respirators)
• Immunizations and health screenings:

  • Tdap vaccine or declination
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella immunity or vaccination/declination
  • Seasonal flu vaccination or exemption during flu season
• HIPAA Acknowledgement, Latex Allergy Questionnaire, Confidentiality Form, Hand Hygiene, Fingernail, and Dress Code policies must be reviewed and signed prior to start
• Regulatory Compliance Education and Orientation Modules required annually via WorkRamp

Additional Competency Requirements

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam
• Unit-specific Competency Exam (updated annually)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (updated annually) for Cath Lab RNs
• Skills Checklist within 1 year of start

References & Documentation

• Two professional references required (supervisors preferred)
• Employment application required
• Performance evaluations may be requested but not mandatory for clearance

Facility Highlights

• Short Term Acute Care facility
• Teaching hospital with Level Trauma designation
• Total staffed beds: 1266

Notes

• First-time travelers accepted
• No local candidates accepted (must live 75+ miles away)
• Floating within service line expected
• On-call includes nights, weekends, holidays
• No block scheduling accommodation

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for experienced Cath Lab RNs with interventional scrub skills, working in a high-acuity, acute care environment with a supportive team and advanced technology.