Cardiac Cath Lab
You'll work in a cath lab next to the ER that treats heart attacks and works closely with paramedics. Cleveland Clinic is an academic medical center.
Posted Sep 4
- Shift and hours
- Days, 7:00AM - 5:30PM or 7:30AM - 6:00PM works days from 7:00AM - 5:30PM or 7:30AM - 6:00PM
- Unit and setting
- cardiac cath lab beside the ER, in the Emergency Chest Pain Center · Hospital This team can stop heart attacks in record timeheart attack patients
- License
- RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)current state RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- current state RN license Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Certification
- BLS from AHA or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
- Certification
- ACLS from AHA or ALS from American Red CrossAfter hire · within six months of hire Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross upon hire or within six months of hire
- Education
- diploma, ADN or BSN nursing graduate Graduate of an accredited school of nursing ( Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
- Experience
- One year of recent experience as an RN, or licensed RN with at least two years of LPN experience, within the same Cleveland Clinic procedural department One year of recent experience as an RN OR licensed RN with at least two years of LPN experience within the same Cleveland Clinic procedural department
Preferred
- Experience
- two years of recent RN experience Two years of recent RN experience
- Experience
- one year of hospital critical care One year of critical care experience in a hospital setting
- Experience
- previous cath lab experience Previous experience in a Cath Lab
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Ohio staff rolesOhio staff postings that state pay run $28/hr to $50/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $46/hr, across 1,118 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
- Extra pay
- shift differentials and overtime are not included in the posted pay range The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.).
- Pay reviews
- pay set by work history, experience, skill set and education A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education.
Benefits
- BenefitsRN loan repayment for student debtour RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt
- Benefitstuition reimbursementour Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career
- Benefitsrelocation assistance, if eligibleyou could be eligible for relocation assistance
- RN Loan Repayment program
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Relocation assistance
- Healthcare, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement savings account contributions
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- telephone triage and call rotations Perform telephone triage and call rotations.
- Day to day
- patient and family teaching provide healthcare education as needed
- Cross-training
- cross-trained in the EP lab become cross trained in the Electrophysiology (EP) Lab
- Floating
- covering other nursing roles in the department Cover other nursing roles in the department.
- On call
- on-call requirements with on-call requirements
- Details
- long periods of standing and walking Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Details
- lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally
- Details
- some exposure to communicable disease and bodily fluids Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
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Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Chest Pain Center (ECPC) provides a fully functional cardiac catheterization lab just steps away from the Emergency Department. This team can stop heart attacks in record time and works closely with paramedics to prepare for patient arrival. When heart attack patients are brough t to the ECPC, they are admitted directly to the emergency department c a t h e t erization lab for the procedure to begin.
As an RN in the Cardiac Cath Lab , you will deliver exceptional care, throughout the patient care journey. In this role, you will interact directly with patients and their families, offering the opportunity to enhance their experience and provide healthcare education as needed. Here, you will be able to master all of the components of treating patients with electrical needs within the Cath Lab as well as become cross trained in the Electrophysiology (EP) Lab .
This is also a great opportunity to earn further certifications and climb the professional ladder.
How You’ll Benefit
Take advantage of industry leading benefits, including our RN Loan Repayment program, which helps pay off student debt, and our Tuition Reimbursement program to reinvest in your career. And if you’re relocating to join us, you could be eligible for relocation assistance .
Our Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being sets caregiver safety as a priority, identifying , reporting and responding to incidents and providing safety resources.
A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 5:30PM or 7:30AM – 6:00PM, with on-call requirements .
A caregiver who excels in this role will
Provide nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic services to hospitalized patients in a variety of healthcare settings.
Assess patients, complete nursing assessments, document findings in patient records and notify physicians of abnormal findings.
Perform telephone triage and call rotations.
Perform nursing procedures and administer treatments and medications.
Establish care plans in collaboration with patients, families and the health care team.
Coordinate ongoing care, identify discharge needs and facilitate discharge planning.
Direct, coordinate and participate in the evaluation and supervision of nursing care provided to patients.
Evaluate, initiate and maintain standards of care.
Educate patients and families.
Develop, evaluate, adapt and document education to meet learning needs and abilities of patients and families.
Cover other nursing roles in the department.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing ( Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS through the American Red Cross upon hire or within six months of hire
One year of recent experience as an RN OR licensed RN with at least two years of LPN experience within the same Cleveland Clinic procedural department
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Two years of recent RN experience
One year of critical care experience in a hospital setting
Previous experience in a Cath Lab
Physical
Requirements
- Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
- Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
Pay Range
Minimum hourly: $35.50 Maximum hourly: $55.60
The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g.
- shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).
What's around it?
Canton, OHFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% below the US average
- Median rent
- $850/mo
- Household income
- $43,188/yr, all local households, not nurse pay