Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Cath Lab | Day Shifts
Location: Texas
Job Type: Full-time, Travel Healthcare / Contract (Typically 13 weeks with extension potential)
Pay: Up to $2,677.00 per week (Gross weekly pay including stipends for eligible travel nurses)
Shift: Day Shift | 4x10-Hour Shifts (40 hours/week) | Rotating on-call requirements
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Travel Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week travel contract in Texas. In this role, you will deliver high-acuity peri-procedural nursing care during diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures.
Working alongside an interventional cardiology team, you will rotate between circulating, scrubbing, and hemodynamic monitoring in a fast-paced cath lab environment.
Weekly Compensation & Travel Benefits
Gross Weekly Pay: Up to $2,677.00/week
Non-taxable housing and meals/incidentals stipends (for eligible traveling clinicians)
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance options starting Day 1
Weekly direct deposit
Dedicated 24/7 recruiter and clinical support team
Travel reimbursement and license renewal assistance
Schedule & Shift Details
Shift: Days (4x10s) – 10-hour day shifts, 4 days per week
Hours: 40 guaranteed hours per week
Call Requirements: Regular call rotation including weeknights and weekends (call-back pay details provided upon facility placement)
Key Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive pre-procedure patient assessments, verify surgical consents, and initiate IV access/prep.
Circulate, scrub, and monitor diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, stenting, and pacemaker insertions.
Continuously monitor hemodynamics, vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and moderate sedation depth during procedures.
Ensure strict adherence to sterile field techniques, radiation safety standards, and equipment maintenance.
Manage access sites post-procedure (sheath removal, manual pressure, deployment of vascular closure devices).
Monitor for complications (hematomas, retroperitoneal bleeds, arrhythmias) and provide post-procedure care and discharge instructions.
Accurately chart medications, sheath insertion/removal times, contrast volume, and hemodynamics in the EMR.
Qualifications & Requirements
Required:
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher from an accredited nursing program.
Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas or an active, unencumbered Compact/eNLC RN license.
Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of recent bedside experience in a high-volume Cardiac Cath Lab or cardiovascular surgical setting.
Certifications:
Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) through the American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) through the American Heart Association
Clinical Skills: Demonstrated competency with sterile field maintenance, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and moderate sedation administration.
Preferred:
Direct experience with transradial access procedures and post-closure management.
Experience in Electrophysiology (EP) lab procedures or structural heart interventions (TAVR, Watchman).
Specialty certification: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Cardiac-Vascular Nursing (CV-BC), or Cath Lab RN certification.