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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiac Cath Lab position at a Level I Trauma facility in Arizona, requiring active AZ or compact RN licensure, ACLS, and on-call availability.
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Acute care setting, Cardiac Cath Lab unit with 3 main cath lab rooms, 1 EP lab, and 1 hybrid room handling both vascular and cardiac cases
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Common cases include interventional, EP lab, peripherals, cardiology and vascular, MitraClip, TAVR, IABP, and EMTALA placement — approximately 10–25 cases per day
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RNs circulate; no scrubbing required
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EMR: Cerner and Xper (Philips); Philips telemetry monitoring and Siemens equipment used
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Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts (6:00 AM – 6:30 PM), Monday–Friday
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On-call required: 6–10 call shifts per schedule with a 30-minute response time required
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Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
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Holidays worked on a rotating basis
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Scrubs are provided by the facility
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Charge Nurse and Rad Techs (circulating and scrub) available on the unit
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Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy available 24/7
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Active AZ RN license or Compact (NLC) license currently in hand — pending licenses not accepted
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Current BLS and ACLS certifications required — pending certifications not accepted
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
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Cardiac Cath Lab experience required; Level I Trauma experience strongly preferred — Level II experience may be considered
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Cerner EMR experience beneficial
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Must permanently reside at least 50 miles from the facility — driver's license is used to verify permanent address
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Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
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Copy of driver's license required for consideration
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Must pass a Relias Dysrhythmia exam (basic or advanced) with a score of 80% or higher before an offer can be confirmed; two attempts are allowed
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On Day 1 of orientation, nurses must pass a pass/fail simulation lab (SIMs Lab) skills check for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes — study guides and videos are provided
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Nurses who fail the Dysrhythmia exam after two attempts or fail the SIMs Lab sterile technique test will be ineligible to work at CommonSpirit Arizona facilities for 6 months
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Sterile field competency is critical — nurses who break sterile field during SIMs Lab have been dismissed; candidates should be fully confident in maintaining sterile technique
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Candidates who have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year are not eligible — candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
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2-day on-unit orientation provided
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First-time travelers are not mentioned as eligible — prior travel or strong Cath Lab background is expected given Level I screening requirements
