Education:
Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing - Required
Experience:
6 Months Nursing - Acute Care - Required
2000 hours Nursing - Cardiac Catheterization - Must be Obtained within last 2 years - Core Requirement
2000 hours Cath Lab Doing no Fewer than 30 case per Month and Full Spectrum of Interventional Procedures - Must be Obtained within last 2 years - Core Requirement
Certifications/Licensures:
RN Registered Nursing - California Board of Nursing - Required
BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association - Required
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association - Core Requirement, but Preferred when not providing patient care assignments / tasks
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association - Non-Core Requirement, but Preferred w hen not providing patient care assignments / tasks
Approved Cardiac Rhythm Test - Must Pass at time of hire (Required if hired after 11/15/2018) - Required
Approved Cardiac Rhythm Test - Internal Candidates Must Pass Prior to Applying for Position (must be proctored in Human Resources) - Required
Skills:
For Specialty area Core and Non-Core positions.
For CVI Prep-/Recovery Positions- Core/ Non-Core listed below:
Core:
• Minimum 1000 hours experience as an RN in a Cath lab/angiography PPR
• Demonstrates competency in the care of patients undergoing interventional procedures, both prep and recovery post procedure.
• Meets competency standard for assistance with minor procedures; including but not limited to cardioversion, TEE, paracentesis, thoracentesis.
• Demonstrates competency in the care of patients undergoing interventional procedures, both pre- and post-procedure.
• Meets competency standard for assistance with minor procedures, i.e.; cardioversion, TEE, paracentesis, thoracentesis
• Demonstrates competency in current anesthetic agent pharmacology, cardiac pharmacology, vasoactive therapy and ventilator set-up/management, malignant hyperthermia management and airway management.
• Demonstrates competency in caring for hemodynamically stable and unstable patients, including acute MI.
• Meets competency standards for preadmission process and procedure and standardized discharge.
Core:
• Minimum 2000 hours experience as an RN working in a Cardiac Cath Lab, Angiography, Interventional Radiology, and/ or Electrophysiology lab participating in no fewer than 30 procedures per month, doing a full spectrum of interventional procedures within the past 2 years.
• Demonstrates competency in caring for patients undergoing specialized treatments including, but not limited to, the EKOS system, intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation therapy, Impella therapy, Cardiac Device implants, complex electrophysiology studies, and/or complex ablation procedures.
• Meets competency standards for scrubbing, circulating or recording in interventional cardiology, radiology, electrophysiology, and/or cardiac device implant procedures.
Pay Range:
$81.09 - $110.48 Hourly Offer amounts are based on demonstrated/relevant experience and/or licensure. Pay will be adjusted to the local market if hired outside of the Bay Area .