Catheterization Lab Registered Nurse | Full Time Days

About the role

Under the direction of the Administrative Director, Cardiovascular Services, the Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the Cath Lab Nurse Manager, the Cath Lab RN will perform duties necessary to care for patients, ages 18 years and up, undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures at a technical and professional nursing level.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre, intra and post procedural care.
• Perform a variety of technical procedures requiring independent judgment.
• Operate diagnostic imaging equipment and aid the physician to produce contrast enhanced radiographs (angiograms) of the heart and cardiovascular system during cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures.
• Assist with the implanting of pacemaker and internal defibrillator devices.

Requirements

Education

• Graduate from a state accredited school of Nursing.
• Bachelor's in Nursing preferred.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

• New Hampshire RN licensure required.
• American Heart Association Health Care Provider BLS required.

Experience

• One year cardiovascular experience preferred.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds; frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10‑25 pounds; occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20‑50 pounds.
• While performing duties, regularly required to hear and speak.
• Frequently required to do fine motor, repetitive motion, and stand.
• Occasionally required to bend, reach, sit, and walk.
• Specific vision abilities required: color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, peripheral vision.
• Regularly exposed to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and radiation.
• Frequently exposed to airborne contaminants, electrical hazards – shock, moving mechanical parts, slippery surfaces, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally exposed to airborne pathogens, and vibration.
• Noise level in the work environment usually moderate.