Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Cath Lab Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Job - Wilmington, North Carolina

Job Details

• Position: Cath Lab Registered Nurse
• Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day shift, 4 days per week, 10 hours per day (7:30 AM - 6:00 PM)
• Call: 1 night per week
• Weekend Requirement: 1 weekend every other month
• Float Requirement: As needed
• Scheduling: Self-scheduled
• Unit Orientation: 24 hours
• Scrubs: Provided

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in the specialty
• Prior travel experience not required
• Clinical skills include:

  • Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab procedures
  • Cardiac stent placement, diagnostic catheterizations (adult)
  • IABP placement/removal, Impella insertion
  • Left and right heart catheterization
  • Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
  • Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring
  • Rotablator atherectomy
  • Scrub procedures in Cardiac Cath Lab
  • Administration and monitoring of procedural sedation
  • Use of emergency medications, IV vasopressors, thrombolytics
  • Cardioversion and dysrhythmia management
  • Infection prevention and isolation precautions
  • Sheath removal and topical hemostasis techniques
  • IV infusion pumps, starting and maintaining IVs
  • Activated Clotting Time (ACT) monitoring
  • End-tidal CO2 monitoring
  • Circulate procedures

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with:

  • Pre/post procedure care
  • Special procedures such as ASD closures, TAVR, valvuloplasty, Watchman procedure
  • Angioplasty, carotid stenting
  • Central venous access (non-tunneled/PICC and port placement)
  • Dialysis graft creation, revision, and interventional procedures
  • Endovascular interventions and vascular scrub procedures
  • Stent graft placement, SVC/IVC venography
  • Thoracic aortography, upper and lower extremity angiography
  • Use of external compression devices (C-Clamp, sandbags)
  • Hypothermia and malignant hyperthermia protocols
  • Obtaining 12-lead EKG/ECG
  • Radiation and laser safety
  • Vascular closure systems (Perclose, StarClose)
  • Laser-assisted procedures

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Technology & Systems

• Medication and documentation systems: Pyxis, MAC LAB, CUPID, EPIC
• Communication method: SBAR

Compliance & Background Requirements

• Background checks required within 90 days of start, including:

  • Local county, federal court, national criminal database, DOJ sex offender search
  • Education verification for highest degree earned specific to nursing
• Drug screening required within 30 days of start (10-panel, negative result)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start (or within 30 days if past positive TB)
• Fit testing for N95 mask or completion of PAPR training (if applicable) within 1 year
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray per facility policy
• Immunizations or titers required for:

  • Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (2 vaccines or titer with boosters if needed)
  • Hepatitis B (titer, series, or facility-specific declination)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption required during flu season
• Completion of facility-specific education modules and compliance training prior to start
• Completion of medication safety training with certificate of completion

Additional Facility-Specific Requirements

• Confidentiality agreement, tobacco-free campus acknowledgement, hospital policies acknowledgment
• Non-Novant Health Worker Clinical Education Checklist (for North Carolina travel candidates)
• Company phone agreement and badge photo submission required prior to start
• Radiation badge required for Cath Lab staff
• Competency exams including Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (must pass with 82% or higher within 72 hours of start)
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Color blindness testing within 1 year prior to start
• References: 2 professional references within 3 years for travel acute care nurses
• Employment application upload required

Orientation & Onboarding Notes

• Interview with manager required before offer
• Badge photo must be passport style on white background, business attire, no head coverings except glasses
• Candidates must complete online education modules prior to start; modules may take 8-10 hours
• Candidates must complete Corp ID and I-Learn account setup within 72 hours of contract signing
• Flu exemption requests require medical or religious documentation and must be submitted by specified deadlines

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for experienced Cath Lab Registered Nurses to work in a dynamic cardiac catheterization environment with advanced interventional procedures.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of Cardiac Cath Lab nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Proficient in cardiac stent placement and diagnostic catheterizations (adult)
• Skilled in IABP placement and removal
• Experienced with Impella insertion
• Competent in interventional catheterizations
• Knowledgeable in left and right heart catheterization procedures
• Experienced in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
• Skilled in pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring
• Proficient in rotablator atherectomy procedures