RN - Cardiac Cath Lab

Facility: 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157 885 licensed beds Level 1 Trauma Designation Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center Chest Pain Center Stroke Center ● Department Information: 5 OR’s Average census: 20-25 pts per day

• 1+ year required; 2 years preferred First-time travelers: Yes, but not preferred.
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Cardiac Caths, Impella, Watchman, TAVR, ECMO, Clips, Peds (as young as days old PFO etc.) and others
• Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: RN: BLS, ACLS Cardiac Cath Tech: BLS, ARRT-R or RCIS
• Skills required: RN: Sedation; Nurses will circulate, and monitor. RN is responsible for medication administration.
• If RN is trained and proficient to scrub cases, that is a bonus but not required at this time. Cardiac Cath Tech: do not give medications but will scrub, circulate and monitor
• Support within the Department: Assistant Clinical Manager (RN) Physicians 10 RRT RT Anesthesia/CRNA team
• Technology/Equipment: EMR: EPIC, Cupid, Sensis Department specific Equipment: All Siemens x-ray systems
• Floating: None
• Orientation (facility and unit): Standard Med Center Orientation 2 weeks or less orientation in the CCL to the lab and surroundings
• Other notes: Scrub Color: Provided Free parking: Yes Department Culture: Pt safety first.