Registered Nurse - Cardiac Cath Lab
MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles
You'll work on the Cath Lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor.
Posted Sep 15 · New grads welcomed
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Day shift Schedule Time Options: Day Shift40 scheduled hours per week
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac Cath Lab Plans coordinates and implements care to the adult patient in the Cardiac Cath Lab.Adult cardiac cath patients
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional RegistrationMissouri RN license
- Term
- Permanent Schedule Options: Full Time availableFull time available
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience required.
- License
- Missouri RN license Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Check your license
- License
- RN license issued by a compact state Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS HCP) from the American Heart Association Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certification
- ALS from the American Heart Association, or PALS in its place Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Certification
- PALS from the American Heart Association, or ALS in its place Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school, or education equivalent for licensing Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
- Bonus
- Sign-on bonus, eligibility handled by recruiter Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!
Benefits
- BenefitsHealth insurance optionsCompetitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:
- BenefitsPaid every dayGetting paid every day!
- BenefitsUp to $5,250 tuition coverage per yearAccess up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
- BenefitsPaid maternity and paternity coveragePaid maternity & paternity coverage
- BenefitsAdoption assistanceAdoption assistance
- BenefitsVarious health insurance options and wellness plansVarious competitive health insurance options & wellness plans
More benefits (10)
- BenefitsRetirement plan with employer matchingRetirement benefits including employer matching plans
- BenefitsLong and short-term disabilityLong & short-term disability
- BenefitsEmployee assistance program (EAP)Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Competitive, affordable health insurance options and wellness plans
- Getting paid every day
- Tuition coverage up to $5,250 per year
- Paid maternity & paternity coverage
- Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
- Long & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Cath lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor Performs on the Cath Lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor.
- Day to day
- Holding-area patient prep before procedures Performs in holding by ensuring patient is correctly prepped for the procedure.
- Day to day
- Care of critically ill patients, working independently under stress Provides care of the critically ill patient with the ability to function independently in a stressful situation.
- Day to day
- Medication administration for all patients, including critically ill
- Day to day
- Hemostasis after procedures, with or without vascular devices Performs hemostasis safely and properly with or without vascular devices.
- Day to day
- Enter patient orders and charges, and check charges for accuracy
- Day to day
- Patient and family teaching on tests, treatments and what to expect
- Day to day
- Escort families to the cardiology or Cath lab area when needed Assists families to the cardiology area or Cath lab area by escorting when necessary.
- Details
- Constant standing and walking Constant standing and walking.
- Details
- Occasional patient lifting and moving Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Details
- Occasional driving Occasional driving.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, 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 has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on SSM Health Care St Louis’ careers page.
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It's more than a career, it's a calling MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles
Worker Type
Regular
Job Highlights
Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility! Schedule Options: Full Time available Schedule Time Options: Day Shift
Benefits
Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to
Getting paid every day! Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year Paid maternity & paternity coverage Adoption assistance Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer matching plans Long & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) *Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply. #CoreHire
Job Summary
Plans coordinates and implements care to the adult patient in the Cardiac Cath Lab. Ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner consistent with the unit's standards of care and demonstrates competency skills appropriate to the clinical area.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements
Primary responsibilities
Performs on the Cath Lab procedure team as circulator, scrub, or monitor. Performs in holding by ensuring patient is correctly prepped for the procedure. Ensures needed information, such as history and physical (H&P), is timely.
Utilizes critical judgment to analyze patient assessment and administers medications on all patients, including the critically ill patient and reports abnormal information to the physician in a timely manner. Performs hemostasis safely and properly with or without vascular devices. Routinely enters patient orders and charges.
Checks charges to ensure accuracy. Provides care of the critically ill patient with the ability to function independently in a stressful situation. Routinely educates patients and families based on assessed needs, documents education provided, and keeps them informed of tests and treatments.
Provides clear patient instruction on what to expect during the perioperative procedure. Assists families to the cardiology area or Cath lab area by escorting when necessary. May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
Experience
No experience required.
Physical requirements
Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. Constant standing and walking. Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving of patients. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Occasional driving. Rare crawling and running.
Required professional license and/or certifications
State of Work Location: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) State of Work Location: Missouri Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) State of Work Location: Oklahoma Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services And Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Work Shift
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type
Employee
Department
3001000002 Cardiac Cath Lab
Scheduled Weekly Hours
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