Cath Lab RN

Cath Lab RN

In a sole-community hospital, the catheterization lab is often the difference between a long transfer and care delivered close to home. You will be the nurse patients and physicians rely on when minutes matter - steady in an emergency, precise on a routine case, and clear with families who are frightened. This role exists so diagnostic and interventional cardiac care is safe, timely, and owned by a team that knows the community it serves.

Performance Objectives

• Complete pre-procedure assessment, consent support, and lab readiness so scheduled and emergent cases start without preventable delays.
• Circulate and scrub diagnostic and interventional procedures, anticipating the physician and keeping the sterile field, hemodynamics, and medications under control.
• Detect arrhythmias, ischemia, access-site bleeding, and contrast reactions early, and lead the first nursing response until the patient is stable.
• Meet STEMI and call-back expectations so emergent patients move from arrival to intervention within hospital and regional standards.
• Document the procedure, implants, medications, and recovery course so coding, quality review, and the next caregiver can act without rework.
• Teach patients and families what happened, what to watch for, and how to recover, so discharge instructions are understood and followed.
• Protect patients and staff through radiation safety, infection prevention, and reliable control of supplies and implanted devices.

Environment & Resources

You will work in a compact cath lab alongside interventional cardiology, imaging technologists, and the emergency department, reporting to the cardiovascular services leader. The lab is equipped for hemodynamic monitoring, fluoroscopy, and ACLS response, with on-call coverage and transfer pathways when a higher level of care is required. The case mix runs from elective diagnostics to time-critical interventions.

Essential Qualifications

• Active RN license in New Mexico or compact license; current BLS; ACLS required.
• BSN preferred.
• 1 year of experience in the related specialty preferred; proven judgment in critical care, emergency, or procedural nursing; cath lab, ICU, or telemetry experience preferred.
• Competence in sterile technique, support of moderate sedation, and basic 12-lead and rhythm interpretation.
• Willingness and ability to take call and arrive within the lab’s required response time.
• Clear communication with physicians under pressure and with patients who need plain language.

Why This Role

• Your call changes outcomes for people who would otherwise leave the community for cardiac care.
• Broad case exposure in a small lab where your judgment is visible, not diluted.
• Nonprofit purpose: keep skilled care local.
• Direct partnership with physicians who know your work and depend on it.

Compensation: $40.04–$62.57/hr based on experience (capped at 15 years). Sign-on bonus: $20,000 for 1–10 years’ experience, $30,000 for 10+ years - half at 90 days, half at 2 years, 2-year commitment. Relocation assistance for candidates over 100 miles away: $3,500 at 100+ miles, $5,000 at 500+ miles, paid at 30 days, 1-year commitment. Degree pay: BSN +$1.00/hr, MSN +$2.00/hr. Night shift differential +$3.25/hr for hours worked between 7p–7a. Weekend differential 10% of base pay. Float Pool incentive +20% of base pay.

If you want your next shift to matter to a whole community, apply now. Bring your license, your calm, and your willingness to own the outcome.