Registered Nurse (Cardiac Cath Lab) - Plainsboro, NJ - Full Time (Day Shift)

Penn Medicine Princeton Health is seeking a full time RN to work the day shift within the Cardiac Cath Lab. 

The Cath Lab at PMPH has been in operation since 1998. Currently, the Cardiac Cath Lab resides within the Main OR. The Cardiac Cath Lab performs close to 400 procedures annually and is projected to increase to 600. The Cardiac Cath Lab is equipped with state of the art equipment to perform minimally invasive procedures ensuring optimal visuals during procedure and patient monitoring.

The RN in the Cardiac Cath Lab assists the cardiologists during the entire catheterization process. They care for the patient before and after the procedure. The RN is a specially trained nurse that provides the assistance and functions in different roles during cardiac catheterizations.

The Cardiac Cath Registered Nurse is responsible for:
• Scrub and circulate in diagnostic cardiac catheterizations as well as percutaneous coronary interventions
• Able to administer moderate sedation during the procedure
• Monitor patients' sedation levels during and after the procedure
• Prepare patients for procedures
• Administer medications pre, inta and post procedure
• Familiar and administering IV emergency medications and drips
• Assist in the diagnosis of heart disease of the heart muscle, valves, or coronary arteries
• Perform patient examinations pre and post-catheterization
• Perform procedures like implantation of temporary pacemakers, balloon angioplasty, and stent placement
• Monitor and document vital signs including arterial lines and pressures
• Educate patients on medications, healthy lifestyle, and how to care for the surgical site before discharging them
• Utilize the EMR and maintain meticulous documentation of procedures

ON CALL REQUIREMENT MINIMAL

• Must be within 30 minutes of hospital.

Competent to use:

• Intra-aortic balloon pump
• Philips XPER hemodynamic monitoring system
• IVUS
• FFR/IFR

Minimum Requirements

Education
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN preferred

Related Work Experience

• Preferred to have 2 years in a cardiac catheterization lab performing diagnostic and interventional procedures 

• TRAINING OPPORTUNITY for those with 3 years of Critical Care experience.

• Ability to scrub and circulate in a cardiac catheterization lab performing diagnostic and interventional procedures

• Ability to scrub and circulate in a cardiac catheterization lab performing diagnostic and interventional procedures
• Knowledge of cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, hemodynamic, and rhythm interpretation

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Critical Care Registered Nursing credentials (CCRN) preferred