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.