Registered Nurse (Cardiac Catheterization Lab)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Cardiac Catheterization Lab)
• Core work: Cardiac Cath Lab procedure room nursing for diagnostic and therapeutic catheterization and other invasive cardiac/EP procedures
• Coverage: On-call required (30-minute response) for STEMI and other acute cases

Description

Provide assessment, monitoring, nursing interventions, and evaluation in cardiac catheterization procedure rooms. Serve as a liaison between cardiologists and patients/families while supporting nursing, circulating, and scrubbing activities throughout procedures. Administer and monitor medications, including high-risk drips and procedural sedation medications, and support advanced vascular access care.

Responsibilities

• Support patient care needs across the Cardiology Department during procedures (nursing, circulating, scrubbing, and monitoring)
• Triages and collaborates to identify, analyze, and resolve patient care problems
• Perform cardiac/telemetry monitoring during procedures
• Provide assessment, monitoring, interventions, and evaluation in Cardiac Cath and Cardiac/EP Lab settings
• Administer and monitor medications, including high-risk medications/drips and procedural sedation medications
• Provide advanced vascular access care and maintenance
• Coordinate with all levels of healthcare staff to facilitate positive patient outcomes

Benefits

• Competitive salary with potential performance awards
• Paid time off: 50 days/year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays)
• Retirement: federal pension and federal 401(k) with employer contributions
• Comprehensive federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Monday–Friday schedule 0730–1600 with required on-call for STEMI/acute cases