Registered Nurse / Cardiac Cath Lab

Job Summary:
Cardiac Cath Laboratory Nurse located in the region requires a dedicated healthcare professional to support patients undergoing various cardiac procedures. The role involves providing specialized nursing care in a fast-paced environment, ensuring patient safety, and executing responsibilities according to department protocols.

Job Details:

• Shift Schedule: Days, with 9-hour shifts Monday through Friday, including rotating days off and call coverage expanding beyond standard hours to include weekends and holidays.
• Required Qualifications: Active Illinois nursing license, minimum of 2 years of recent Cath Lab RN experience, STEMI experience required, ACLS, BLS certifications (AHA or ARC), NIHSS certification, and must be willing to wait for license submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Neuro Interventional Radiology (IR) procedures is preferred.
• Department: Cardiac Catheterization Lab, supporting procedures such as coronary angiography, PCI, electrophysiology studies, device implants, carotid interventions, and recovery.
• Equipment and EMR: Epic, Change Healthcare (formerly McKesson), Lifepak 20.
• Patient Population: Patients with diagnoses such as STEMI, requiring interventions including PCI, structural heart procedures, ablations, and device management.
• Additional Information: Orientation is personalized based on prior experience, typically lasting 1 to 2 days in each procedural area. Floating within the cath lab department may be required.
• Scheduling Details: Starts on 09/28/2026 and ends on 01/11/2027, with scheduled hours totaling at least 36 hours per week.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.