Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Saint Louis, MO
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Cardiac Cath Lab RN – Travel Assignment

Position: Registered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Facility: Saint Louis University Hospital
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Shift: Days
Shift Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour or 4 × 12-hour shifts accepted
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours per week, subject to the facility's cancellation policy
Average Daily Cases: 15–18
First-Time Travelers: Accepted
Pending License: Accepted
Local Candidates: Not accepted; 70-mile radius restriction
Orientation: 40 hours
Charting System: EPIC
Parking: Free onsite parking
Scrubs: Provided

Facility Information

• Facility Type: Nonprofit, Research and Academic Medical Center
• Staffed Beds: 356
• Trauma Level: Level I/II experience required per job qualifications
• Teaching Status: Academic Medical Center
• Health System: SSM Health
• Affiliation: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
• Number of Cath Lab Rooms: 5
• Average Daily Census: 15–18 cases

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience.
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience.
• Circulating experience required.
• Scrub experience required.
• Level I and Level II trauma experience listed as required in the qualifications.
• EPIC charting experience required.
• Ability to participate in weekend call.
• Active or pending nursing license accepted; confirm licensing requirements with the recruiter.
• First-time travelers accepted.
• Previous charge experience preferred.

Required Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS

Preferred Certifications:

• NIHSS/NIH
• TNCC

Required Clinical Skills

• Circulating procedures
• Scrub procedures
• Left heart catheterization
• Right heart catheterization
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Impella insertion
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Procedural sedation administration and monitoring
• Pulmonary artery line/Swan-Ganz monitoring
• Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Ventilator management

Procedures Performed

The Cath Lab performs the following procedures:

• TAVR
• Right and left heart catheterization
• Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
• Impella insertion
• ECMO
• Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Cardioversion
• Electrophysiology (EP) ablations
• Pacemaker implantation
• ICD implantation
• Watchman procedures
• MitraClip procedures
• Coronary angiography
• Echocardiography
• Lead extraction and reimplantation

Preferred Additional Skill: ICP/Triage.

Equipment

• IVUS
• C-arm
• Power injector
• IABP devices
• Impella devices
• Single-plane and biplane imaging systems

Schedule & Call Requirements

• Day shifts: 7:00 AM–7:30 PM.
• Candidates may work either 3 × 12-hour or 4 × 12-hour schedules.
• Weekend call is required.
• Additional call shifts may be assigned as needed.
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted with the application.
• Additional RTO requests after submission are subject to manager approval.
• Pre-approved time off: Two requests are listed; confirm the dates with the recruiter.

Local Radius Rule

• Candidates residing within 70 miles of the facility are considered local and are not accepted.
• Verify the candidate's permanent address before submission.

Compliance Requirements

• Subcontractor agency travelers must complete OSHA Respirator Clearance before starting; the agency cost is $22.
• Candidates must be able to meet the facility's respirator fit-testing requirements, including shaving as necessary for a proper mask seal.
• The facility does not provide CAPRs or PAPRs and does not permit travelers to use their own devices.
• Medical and religious exemptions from this respirator fit-testing policy are not accepted.
• Failure to meet fit-testing requirements may result in cancellation.
• Modules must be completed before the start date and are non-billable.
• RN modules may take approximately 5–6 hours.
• All clinicians are subject to the facility's traveler-duration policy: after one year as a traveler, a six-month break is required before returning.
• COVID-19 vaccination is required; medical or religious exemptions are permitted.

Submission Checklist

• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience
• Circulating experience
• Scrub experience
• Level I and Level II trauma experience, as specified in the job requirements
• EPIC experience
• Active BLS and ACLS
• NIH/TNCC, if available
• Willingness to take weekend call
• License status verified
• Permanent address verified outside the 70-mile radius
• All RTO submitted with the application
• Respirator clearance and fit-testing requirements reviewed
• Interview and start-date availability confirmed

Important  Notes

1. Circulating, Level I, and scrub experience are explicitly required. The qualifications also list Level II trauma experience as required.
2. First-time travelers are accepted.
3. Weekend call is mandatory.
4. The schedule may be either 3 × 12 hours or 4 × 12 hours.
5. candidate can comply with the respirator fit-testing policy before submission.