Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Overland Park, KS
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse - Cath Lab

Location: Overland Park, Kansas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Unit: Cath Lab (2 beds; average daily census of 4) Shift: Day, 5x8 hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM), Monday through Friday; 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Schedule and Coverage

• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• On-call: Required, 1 weeknight per week (4:30 PM to 8:00 AM, Monday through Friday) and 1 weekend per month (Friday 4:30 PM to Monday 8:00 AM)
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length.
• RTO restrictions: No more than 7 days
• Floating: Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed.
• Float scope: The Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam is listed for ER, ICU, PCU, Float, Stepdown, and Telemetry units.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kansas
• 2 years of cardiac cath lab experience
• Cardiac cath lab experience within the last year
• BLS certification
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience with atrial septal defect (ASD) closure
• Experience with cardiac implant closure devices
• Experience with cardiac stent placement
• Experience with Impella
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Experience with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
• Experience with pulmonary artery line/Swan-Ganz monitoring
• Experience with rotablator atherectomy
• Experience with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Candidate Policies

• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Local candidates are not accepted. Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility.
• Candidates with a pending license are not accepted.

Competencies

• Unit-specific competency exam required; must be updated annually
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for all new contracts; 80% pass rate or above; not required annually
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required; must meet the Angoff score, or 80% if no Angoff score is available
• Color blind testing required within 12 months of start
• Skills checklist (unit-specific) required within 1 year of start
• Regulatory compliance education required; 80% or higher to pass; must be updated annually

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam: Required within 1 year (or 12 months) of start; signed by a physician or Advanced Practice Provider; not required annually
• Tdap: Vaccine or declination required; expires every 10 years
• TB: Two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start; no annual retest required. A history of positive TB requires documentation and a negative chest X-ray; yearly TB questionnaire required.
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or MD statement of immunity required; negative or equivocal titers require two boosters or a signed declination
• Hepatitis B: Facility declination required
• Influenza: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Fit test: N95 fit test required; any N95 model acceptable; must be renewed annually
• Drug testing: Required within 1 year of start and must not expire during assignment; must include amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, and PCP; must be updated annually

Background and Compliance

• Criminal background check: Required within 6 months of start (7-year search)
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG required; must be run quarterly
• Education verification: Highest nursing-related education required; must be on file before start
• Identification: Government-issued ID required
• Fingerprinting: Not applicable to this Kansas placement (required only for Illinois long-term care or rehab assignments)

Documents

• Employment application (uploaded to compliance report)
• Two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred; references from any timeframe accepted)
• Badge photo (head and shoulders, white background, no obstructions, taken within 6 months of start)
• HIPAA acknowledgment (signed before start, updated annually)
• Latex allergy questionnaire (before start, updated annually)
• Confidentiality form (before start, updated annually)
• Hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy (reviewed and signed or initialed before start)
• SSN and DOB confirmation