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Cardiac Cath Lab RN – Travel | Bakersfield, CA (Days) Facility: STEMI Center, 5-suite Cath Lab
Days, 4 × 10s (40 hrs/week guaranteed). Start times vary between 0630 and 0730, and shifts run until cases are done. Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: 11/16 About the Assignment: 5 suites: 2 coronary, 1 peripheral, 1 vascular/neuro, 1 EP 10–22 cases per day across coronary, vascular, peripheral, general IR, EP, and neuro intervention Travelers are not cross-trained across areas RN manages conscious sedation, working alongside 2 techs (scrub and hemodynamic monitoring); no scrubbing required Rotating call for inpatient, urgent, and emergent cases, including weekend call (Friday evening through Monday morning) Merge for cath lab documentation, Cerner hospital-wide Hospital-provided scrubs EKG interpretation test during orientation (additional STEMI and procedural sedation curriculum for critical care backgrounds)
Current cath lab RN experience Comfortable with conscious/moderate sedation, airway management, cardiac drips (Integrilin, dopamine, vasopressin), and balloon pumps ADN or BSN (BSN not required) Active CA RN license at submission AHA BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
About the role
Shift: Days, 4 × 10s (40 hrs/week guaranteed). Start times vary between 0630 and 0730, and shifts run until cases are done.