Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology Laboratory

Veterans Health Administration • Seattle, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology Laboratory Registered Nurse delivers and manages care for inpatient and outpatient patients undergoing therapeutic and diagnostic cardiology procedures as part of a supervised, planned training program. The nurse promotes patient safety, continuity and quality of care, and patient well-being while maintaining clinical competencies through continuing study, in-service education, and required training. Depending on education and experience, the nurse may be assigned preceptor or clinical nurse leader responsibilities.

The role involves participating in cardiology procedures throughout the day and assisting with pre- and post-procedure recovery. The nurse may circulate, monitor, and scrub for cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures, and provide care to patients with complex conditions and interventions, including STEMI, structural heart procedures, IABP, Impella, PCI, pacemakers, ICDs, and ablations. The nurse coordinates outpatient procedure scheduling and participates in an on-call rotation.

The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, either 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Compressed or flexible scheduling may be available. Telework is not authorized, and the position is not virtual. Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified applicants; permanent change-of-station expenses are not authorized.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduation from an appropriately accredited school of professional nursing, or qualifying equivalent nursing education as described in the posting.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted professional nurse registration in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; the posting describes a temporary Graduate Nurse Technician exception for otherwise qualified candidates pursuing licensure.
• Knowledge of conscious sedation policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of emergency drugs, sedating agents, narcotics, reversal agents, and their compatibility with IV fluids.
• Ability to insert peripheral IV catheters.
• Ability to participate in Universal Protocol steps, including pre-procedure verification and time-out.
• Ability to adapt to a fluid environment.
• Meet the education and experience criteria for the applicable Nurse grade and level, as detailed in the posting.
• U.S. citizenship, except where appointment of a non-citizen is permitted under VA policy.
• Subject to required drug screening, background/security investigation, onboarding, and pre-employment physical evaluation; participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required.
• May be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of critical care or procedural care experience.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

Responsibilities

• Promote patient safety, continuity and quality of care, and patient well-being.
• Maintain clinical competencies through continuing study, in-service education, and required training activities.
• Carry out preceptor or clinical nurse leader responsibilities when assigned based on education and experience.
• Apply knowledge of conscious sedation policies and procedures and of emergency drugs, sedating agents, narcotics, reversal agents, and their compatibility with IV fluids.
• Insert peripheral IV catheters.
• Participate in all steps of the Universal Protocol, including pre-procedure verification and the time-out, to support safe care during invasive procedures or surgery.
• Adapt to a changing clinical environment.
• Coordinate outpatient procedure scheduling.
• Participate in cardiology procedures and assist with pre- and post-procedure recovery.
• Circulate, monitor, and scrub for cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures.
• Care for complex patient populations and procedures, including STEMI, structural heart procedures, IABP, Impella, PCI, pacemakers, ICDs, and ablations.
• Participate in the on-call rotation: Monday through Friday, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., and 24-hour call from Saturday at 7:30 a.m. through Monday at 7:30 a.m.

Benefits

• 50 days of paid time off per year: 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Traditional federal pension, with five-year vesting.
• Federal 401(k), with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance; many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.
• Regular salary increases and potential performance awards.
• Relocation or recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified applicants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree