Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Cath lab
Location: Anchorage, AK
Facility: Acute Hospital
Job Type (Per Diem/Travel Contract): Travel contract
Hourly Pay Rate: $72.83
Shift: 40 hours, Day shift
Duration: 13 weeks contract
Experience Required: 2 years
License Required: CA state license
Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS
Skills Required:
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures.
- Prepare patients for procedures by completing assessments, reviewing medical histories, obtaining informed consent, and providing education.
- Assist physicians during cardiac catheterizations, angioplasty (PCI), stent placement, peripheral vascular interventions, and other cardiovascular procedures.
- Administer medications, including moderate sedation, in accordance with facility policies and state regulations.
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, hemodynamic status, and patient responses throughout procedures.
- Recognize and respond promptly to emergency situations, including cardiac arrhythmias and hemodynamic instability.
- Recover and monitor patients following procedures, providing discharge instructions when appropriate.
- Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Participate in required on-call rotation and respond to emergency STEMI activations as needed.
- Maintain compliance with infection prevention, radiation safety, and quality standards.
