Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Cath Lab RN with active IL licensure and at least 1 year of interventional cardiac cath lab experience for a 13-week acute care hospital assignment.

Details

• Work in a 5-room Cath Lab unit with an average daily census of 25 patients
• Day shift schedule of 4x12 or 3x12 hours (0630-1900)
• Will work 2-3 weekends per contract
• On-call responsibilities required as needed
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• Cerner EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active Illinois RN license in hand required at time of application
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA or Red Cross accepted; RQI cards not accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of interventional cardiac cath lab experience required
• Experience with Circulate Procedures, Diagnostic Catheterizations Adult, Left Heart Catheterization, Right Heart Catheterization, and Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring required
• Experience with Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring required
• Skilled in Interpretation/Management of Dysrhythmias and Monitoring Procedural Sedation
• Cerner charting system experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Facility is a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated acute care hospital with 562 staffed beds
• Scrubs provided by the facility
• Parking permit required at no cost, arranged during orientation
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates are accepted for this specialty
• RTO ideally limited to no more than 5 non-holiday days
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are not accepted for this assignment