Summit Medical Staffing Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Cath Lab for a travel nursing job in Renton, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Cardiac Cath Lab Discipline: RN Start Date: 11/25/2024 Duration: 13 weeks 40 hours per week Shift: 10 hours, flexible Employment Type: Travel + $500 Travel Reimbursement
Unit Notes:# suites/labs: 3 Rooms, a 4th currently being built (set to be complete in March).
Hybrid OR room, nurses also go to CT, Ultrasound and MRI for procedures and sedations.
#cases per day on average: 17 for Cath Labs, 22-23 including all other areas and procedures.
Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Vascular, Neuro, EP, Cardiology, IR, Cath Lab - Cath lab: diagnostic and intervention, rotablator and shockwave.
Next year will have impella.
Diagnostic right hearts to prep for structural at other facilities.
- IR: ports, G tubes, drains, nephrostomies, biliary drains.
Embolizations and coiling are a lot less frequent.
Dialysis lines common.
Other lines.
- EP: ablations, device implantation, temporary pacemakers, Anesthesia is on every EP case.
(EP staff will cover EP cases, travelers will only assist if skills validated by manager).
Job Duties: Procedure nurses will circulate and monitor patients, may float to CT, Ultrasound or MRI to assist with procedures in other radiological areas.
Recovery Nurses will recover in the 17 bed post-procedure area.
Bone marrow aspiration, bronchs, and cardioversions are done in the recovery room so recovery nurses need to be able to do conscious sedation.
Experience or 'Must have' skills: Need Ventilator and pressor management skills for procedure rooms.
EMR/Equipment: Epic, GE MACLab, Siemens Xray, and PACS.
Cardiologist hours/on call: On call when not in house.
In house 7-7 M-F
Manager/Charge Nurse: Charge nurse and Supervisor Tech
Cath Lab Techs: If staffed appropriately, 10 techs daily to cover Cath Lab and IR.
3 techs per room.
On call is two techs per team.
Shifts & Scheduling: Pre-procedure and Recovery: 4 ten hour shifts, noon to 10:30, 2pm - 12:30am.
Call only every 5th weekend during the day.
Procedural nurses, 3 12's 7-7, option for 4 tens 9-7:30.
Weeknight/Call Requirement: On call one night a week.
Weekend/Call Requirement: Every 3rd or 4th weekend.
Holiday/Call Requirement: Everyone takes about 1 holiday a year.
Rotated in with perm staff.
Is there a mandatory call/standby requirement: Yes
What is call response time: Procedure nurses and techs 30 minutes, recovery nurses 45 minutes.
Floating Requirements: Nurses: Have floated to other areas on a voluntary basis only.
Scrub Color/Dress Code: Provided
Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 weeks of orientation depending on traveler experience.
Nurses will have buddy call for the first 3-4 weeks.
Cancellation Policy:1 shift per 2 week period
Charting System: Epic Systems Corporation - EpicCare Inpatient - EMR
BSN Required: No
License to Submit: Yes
Trauma Level:3
Shift Notes:1000-2030
Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
About Summit Medical Staffing Nursing Summit Medical Staffing was founded in 2014 and is based in Fremont, Nebraska.
Summit is a Veteran and Employee-owned company that provides staffing resources to Healthcare providers, hospitals and clinics, nationwide.
Located in the Midwest, Summit strives to provide a dedicated and attentive approach to medical staffing services for the employer and the employee.
Our philosophy to connect, educate, consult and advocate resonates within the entire Summit team.
Our travelers make us special; our focus and commitment to them makes us unique.
For more information, visit www.summitmedstaff.com.
Benefits Medical benefits Dental benefits Vision benefits Referral bonus Employee assistance programs Weekly pay License and certification reimbursement