Cath Lab Registered Nurse
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus

Job Opportunity: Cath Lab Registered Nurse

Location: Seattle, Washington
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

Seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for a Cath Lab unit. This is a travel contract position requiring prior scrub experience and a minimum of 2 years of specialty experience. First-time travelers are not accepted for this role.

Work Environment & Unit Details

• Procedures room with 3 cath labs and one hybrid OR
• Work settings include Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiac Cath Labs (required) and Special Procedures (preferred)

Required Skills & Procedures

• Cardiac Cath Lab Procedures (required):

  • Cardiac Stent Placement
  • Diagnostic Catheterizations (Adult)
  • IABP Placement/Removal
  • Impella insertion
  • Left and Right heart catheterization
  • Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Rotablader atherectomy
  • Temporary Pacemaker
  • Ventricular Assist Device Insertion

• Preferred Procedures:

  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Pulmonary Artery (PA) line insertion
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR)
  • Watchman device

• Equipment and Devices (required):

  • Fluoroscopy (Siemens)

• Procedural Responsibilities (required):

  • Accurate patient monitoring
  • Equipment setup
  • EKG lead placement
  • Prep access site
  • Recognition of life-threatening arrhythmias
  • Room circulator and scrub role maintaining sterile field
  • Use of Vascular Closure Systems (Perclose, StarClose)

• Professional Knowledge and Skills:

  • Isolation Precautions (required)
  • Use of Rapid Response team (preferred)

Call and Shift Requirements

• Call required: Yes
• Typical call schedule: 6 evenings and 1 weekend per 6 weeks
• Weekend shifts: Typically one weekend per 6 weeks on standby, must respond within 30 minutes of callback

Systems Used

• Medication system: Pyxis
• Documentation systems: EPIC, McKesson
• Communication method: SBAR

Additional Information

• Scrubs provided
• All units with on-call requirements have a 30-minute response time standard

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of Cardiac Cath Lab nursing experience, including Diagnostic Cardiac Cath Lab experience
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience within the last year
• Completion of at least one travel nursing assignment
• Current certifications:

  • ACLS issued by the American Heart Association
  • BLS issued by the American Heart Association
  • NRP certification

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Background check within 45 days of start, covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
• Drug screening (10 panel) within 90 days of start
• Immunizations and health documents:

  • TDAP within 10 years (declination accepted)
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months (annual updates required)
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Flu vaccine during flu season or declination
  • COVID vaccine or declination
• Respirator fit testing (annual) required for travel candidates
• References: Minimum 2 supervisor references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty within the last 3 years
• Employment application covering at least last 5 years

Training & Competency Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Competency exams and skills checklists updated annually
• Facility and specialty-specific WorkRamp modules and regulatory training (annual completion required)
• Epic training modules as required by unit and region

Notes

• Float policy acknowledgment required; may be asked to float to other nearby facilities
• Must be able to respond to call within 30 minutes
• This position requires a high level of technical skill and prior travel experience in Cath Lab nursing

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