Job Title
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Observation Unit
Location
Tucson, Arizona
Schedule / Job Type
Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Days – 3x12-hour shifts (shift start times vary between 6:00 AM and 8:00 AM) | On-call rotation required, including weekends (Saturday 7:00 AM–5:00 PM and Sunday 7:00 AM–2:00 PM), approximately once every four to six weeks
Key Responsibilities
- Admit and prepare patients for cardiac catheterization procedures, including IV placement, access preparation, and completion of pre-procedure checklists
- Prepare patients for bedside procedures including Cardioversions (CV) and Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TEE)
- Recover post-procedure patients who received conscious sedation following cardiac catheterization
- Sedate, circulate, and document bedside procedures including CV and TEE
- Evaluate assigned patients and plan, implement, and document individualized nursing care
- Discharge patients, including patient education, documentation, and physical discharge coordination
Required Qualifications
- Active Arizona RN license or compact state RN license
- Current ACLS certification
- Current BLS certification
- Experience working with high-acuity, high-risk cardiac patients
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Background in PACU, ICU, Telemetry, Cath Lab, or Surgery Center settings (considered on a case-by-case basis)
- Familiarity with cardiac observation workflows including pre- and post-procedure patient management
Why Join Us
- Work within a specialized cardiac team that prides itself on superb patient outcomes in a high-acuity environment
- Gain hands-on experience with advanced bedside cardiac procedures including TEE and Cardioversion in a dedicated Cardiac Observation Unit