Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital

Cath Lab Registered Nurse

Overview

• Location: Santa Rosa, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 5 x 8 hours (Monday to Friday, 7:00 to 15:30), 40 hours per week
• Call: Call shifts on weekends and during the week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Minimum of 1 year of Cardiac Cath Lab experience, obtained within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Certifications (Per Unit Job Description)

The source lists these as required only if the unit's job description requires them. If no job description is linked, the clinical track applies.

• ACLS (AHA Instructor, Provider, or RQI, or Heart & Stroke Canadian certification)
• BLS (AHA Instructor, Provider, or RQI, or Heart & Stroke Canadian certification)
• PALS (AHA Instructor, Provider, or RQI, or Heart & Stroke Canadian certification)
• NRP (current certification from AAP, AHA, or Canadian Paediatric Society)
• Chemotherapy (CHEMO)
• EFM (AWHONN or NCC-EFM)
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB)
• NIH Stroke Certification (renewed every 2 years unless the card states otherwise)
• IV certification
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute)

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO (APRN signature accepted). Must state the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation.
• TB screening: IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start. Positive TB history requires proof of past positive and a chest X-ray.
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Instant tests are acceptable.
• Tdap: Within 10 years. Declination is acceptable.
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer. A low or equivocal titer requires additional documentation or a signed declination.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer. A low or equivocal titer requires additional documentation or a signed declination.
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or documentation of both a positive titer and vaccination series.
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season. A declination is acceptable on the required form. Candidates who decline may be required to wear a mask.
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred. Declinations are not required. Candidates without documentation are treated as unvaccinated under local masking policy.
• Fit testing: Required. Testing is completed onsite if no valid record exists within 1 year. Any mask type is acceptable.
• RespSafety clearance: Required, with annual medical clearance for respirator use.

Background and Screening

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Must be updated annually. Includes SSN trace, death master index, county, national sex offender, FACIS Level 3, and education verification.
• Disqualifying hits: Open or active hits, any felony cases, more than one DUI charge, or any sex offender hit.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG: Completed within 30 days of start and updated monthly.

Training and Competencies

• Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, assigned through the learning management system, required annually for all candidates.
• California core modules: Required annually.
• Skills checklist: Required for the applicable unit and updated annually.
• Competency exams: Medication/pharmacology competency exam and general competency exam, required as applicable to the profession or specialty.
• Color blind test: Only if required by the unit or manager. If required, a score of 80% or higher is needed.