Registered Nurse Interventional Radiology/ Cath Lab

Medical Search International is looking for a Cath Lab RN for a community hospital in Fort Mohave, AZ

This is a unique opportunity to help start up the cardiac catherization program. Must have cardiac Cath Lab RN experience. Open to contract or permanent job placement. Pay rate is negotiable.

Job Description:

• Monitors and manipulates the physical environment to promote safety.
• Recognizes and provides age specific care in the treatment, assessment, and education of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between and among nurses, physicians, and other members of the health team to meet the specific care needs of patients.
• Collects and analyses the patient data to regulate fluid and electrolyte balance. Intervenes appropriately to correct imbalances.
• Collects and analysis's patient data to ensure airway patency and adequate gas exchange.
• Interprets ABGs and intervenes based on results and physicians orders.
• Maintains ventilated patient during procedure.
• Assists with intubation.
• Understands pathophysiology related to a patient with imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand resulting in impaired cardiac function.
• Understands pathophysiology related to patients experiencing arrhythmias, both atrial and v ventricular.
• Assesses and intervenes based on patients signs and symptoms, correlated diagnostic test results.
• Administers medications safely and understands indications and expected outcomes.
• Understands indications for procedural interventions and how these alter patient pathophysiology, thus changing patient plan or care.
• Interprets diagnostic information obtained during procedures and communicates/assesses/intervenes appropriately, ie: Information from hemodynamic parameters, pressure wires, EKG interpretation.
• Administers vasoactive drugs, antiarrhythmic and other cardiac and emergency medications.
• Monitors patients with thrombolytic agents including intra-arterial and recognizes possible complications.
• Manages coagulation of patient accurately, pre, intra and post procedure.
• Assists with the insertion of the IABP.
• Monitors patient and maintain IABP and titrate drips as needed.
• Exhibits knowledge of indication, application and use of pacemakers, external, transcutaneous and permanent when applicable.
• Sets up equipment for procedures performed in Cath Lab.
• Troubleshoots diagnostic equipment, ie hemodynamic monitoring equipment, EKG equipment, pacers, etc.
• Re-establishes and maintains hemodynamic stability in patients experiencing hypovolemic, septic or cardiogenic shock.
• Admits patients pre procedure and appropriately assesses and prepares them for procedure.
• Recovers patients post procedure according to policy and procedure.
• Removes arterial line post procedure per order. (* per standardized procedure.)
• Provides appropriate procedural explanation, pre, intra and post procedure.

Shift: 3x12s Days

Length of Contract: 8 weeks or 13 weeks with a possibility of contract to perm or contract extension

Minimum Experience: 2 years

Requirements: BLS/ACLS/ AZ or compact state license

Start Date: ASAP

For Immediate Consideration, please attach your Resume and availability.