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Cath Lab RN
Philadelphia, PA
Registered Nurse – Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Position Overview
The facility is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for its cardiac catheterization lab. You'll support a dynamic team performing diagnostic and interventional procedures on adult and geriatric patients in a busy clinical environment.
Shift & Schedule
- Days: 4x10 hours (7:00 AM – 5:30 PM)
- On-call: Approximately 1 per week; weekend call approximately once every 6 weeks
- Contract: 13 weeks
- Time off: Up to 2 pre-approved requests permitted per contract
- Flexibility available for schedule accommodations; submit requests with your application
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of cath lab RN experience
- Proficiency in adult diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac stent placement and PCI experience required
- Left and right heart catheterization experience
- IABP placement/removal and Impella experience
- Rotational atherectomy experience
- Procedural sedation administration and monitoring
- Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
- Emergency medication administration (antiarrhythmics, vasopressors, thrombolytics, reversal agents)
- Blood product administration and IV management
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
- Teaching hospital experience preferred
- Hybrid OR experience preferred
Clinical Scope
You'll circulate procedures, manage patients pre- and post-procedure, monitor pulmonary artery/Swan-Ganz lines, perform sheath removal and monitoring, and respond to emergency situations with confidence and clinical expertise.
Orientation: Approximately 30 hours
Valid RN license required at time of submission.