Registered Nurse

Cardiac Catheterization Lab RN – 13-Week Contract

Location: Charleston, WV

Shift: 4 x 10-hour days, 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Contract Duration: 13 weeks

Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced Cardiac Catheterization Lab RN to join a busy interventional cardiology team. You'll work as a circulator managing 8–10 cases per day, providing direct patient care and hemodynamic monitoring during diagnostic angiograms, percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), structural procedures, and device implantations.

Key Responsibilities

• Circulate procedures and manage moderate sedation, including medication administration and patient assessment
• Monitor vital signs and hemodynamic status; alert the team to changes or complications
• Manage vascular access sites, including sheath removal and hemostasis
• Provide pre- and post-procedure patient education, care, and discharge instructions
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient response accurately
• Respond to emergent complications with appropriate clinical judgment
• Collaborate with cardiologists, technicians, and the interdisciplinary team

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years RN experience; 1+ year in cardiac catheterization lab (diagnostic and interventional, including structural)
• Active West Virginia RN license (or compact license); pending license accepted for application submission
• BLS and ACLS certification (American Heart Association)
• BSN preferred; ADN accepted
• RCIS certification preferred (note: WV does not license RCIS as independent practice in the cath lab)
• Two manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years

Call & On-Call Schedule

• 2–3 weekday nights per month (7:00 PM – 6:30 AM, second call rotation)
• One weekend call every 4–5 weeks (Friday 7:00 PM – Monday 6:30 AM)
• Call rotates first and second positions on 12-hour cycles
• Minimum 2-hour callback requirement

Additional Details

• Scrubs provided
• Free parking
• Permanent address required within 100 miles (75–99 miles considered case-by-case)
• Full file submission due by noon Monday prior to start date
• Orientation held every other Thursday