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Job Opportunity: Cath Lab Registered Nurse

Location: Rochester, New York
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
On-call required, averaging 8-10 call shifts per month including 1 full weekend of coverage
Unit accepts first-time travelers
Must have experience in the Cath Lab (IR-only experience not accepted)
Experience required in both Cath Lab and IR Lab procedures
EPIC system experience required
Scrubs provided

Required Experience

Minimum 2 years of specialty experience in Cath Lab nursing
Prior travel experience is not required

Required Certifications

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA provider/instructor/RQI acceptable
BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA provider/instructor/RQI acceptable

Required Skills and Procedures

Interventional Cardiac Cath Lab procedures
Special Procedures including:
- Cardiac Stent Placement
- Diagnostic Catheterizations (Adult)
- IABP Placement/Removal
- Impella insertion
- Left and Right Heart Catheterization
- Pacemaker/Defibrillator lead extraction/removal
- Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
- Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring
- Angioplasty
- Gastrostomy Tube Placement
- Liver Biopsy
- Paracentesis
- Percutaneous Hepatic Angiography
- Embolization
- Nephrostomy
- Renal Angiography and Renal Artery Stent Placement
- Uterine Arterial Embolization
- Chest Tube Placement
- Lung Biopsy
- Pulmonary Angiography and Pulmonary Embolization
- Central Venous Access (Non-tunneled/PICC and Port Placement)
- Dialysis Graft Creation/Revision and Interventional Procedures
- Endovascular Interventions and Stent Graft Placement
- SVC/IVC Venography
- Upper and Lower Extremity Angiography
Medication administration including Antiarrhythmics, Antihypertensives, Emergency Medications
Procedural Sedation Administration and Monitoring
Implanted Ports care and maintenance
IV infusion pumps and 12 Lead EKG
Infection Prevention and Isolation Precautions
Interpretation and Management of Dysrhythmias
Monitoring Procedural Sedation

Patient Population

Cardiac catheterization patients requiring diagnostic or interventional procedures
Interventional Radiology (IR) lab patients requiring drains, tubes, kyphoplasty, biopsy, etc.

Licensing

Registered Nurse (RN) license required for New York state
Pending license not accepted

Additional Requirements

Government-issued photo ID required
Background checks including 7-year criminal background, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG
Education verification and foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
Physical exam, immunizations, and health screenings required within 5 days of contract signing, including:
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray
- Hepatitis B status
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella immunity or vaccination
- Drug screening within 30 days of start
- Flu vaccination or signed declination during flu season
- Fit mask test within 1 year
- Eye exam within 1 year
Facility-specific documents and attestations required
Competency exams and medication/pharmacology tests as required
References and employment verification required for travel agency candidates

Notes

No locals accepted within 75 miles radius
Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: keep close to 1 week
Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgment required

This position is ideal for experienced Cath Lab RNs looking for a travel contract with a focus on interventional cardiac and IR procedures in a hospital setting.