Cardiac Cath RN (casual)

Nemours Children's Health; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Wilmington, DE is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory. This is a casual position.

The RN will operate sophisticated equipment and provide patient care during catheterization procedures, assisting physicians in diagnostic and interventional studies. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with at least 3 years of Pediatrics, Cath Lab and EP experience and American Heart Association BLS and PALS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Pediatrics, Cath Lab and EP procedures
• American Heart Association BLS and PALS; ACLS preferred

Responsibilities

• Operates sophisticated equipment and provides patient care during Cath Lab procedures.
• Assists physicians in diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology studies.
• Maintains equipment and supports quality control and inventory processes.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking an Experienced Registered Nurse to join our team in Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory in Wilmington, DE. This is a casual position.

Job Description

Nemours is seeking an Experienced Registered Nurse to join our team in Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory in Wilmington, DE. This is a casual position.

As one of the nation’s leading pediatric healthcare systems, Nemours is committed to providing all children with their best chance to grow up healthy. We offer integrated, family-centered care to more than 280,000 children each year in our pediatric hospitals, specialty clinics and primary care practices in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nemours strives to ensure a healthier tomorrow for all children – even those who may never enter our doors – through our world-changing research, education and advocacy efforts. At Nemours, our Associates help us deliver on the promise we make to every family we have the privilege of serving: to treat their child as if they were our own.

As the birthplace of the Nemours healthcare system, the Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Del. honors our legacy of delivering exceptional care to the children of the Delaware Valley and beyond. Ranked among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and honored with the ANCC's Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing practice, we offer intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. We recently completed a multi-phase hospital expansion that includes new inpatient rooms, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department. Additionally, Nemours Pediatrics allows us to reach more children across the region through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems.

The Cardiac Catheterization RN operates sophisticated equipment and provides patient care during Catheterization procedures. Assists the physicians in performing diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic electrophysiology studies and interpreting hemodynamic waveforms and electrocardiographic tracings. Assist cardiologists in device implantation procedures and surgeons in completion of surgical procedures in the Cath Lab. Assists in the operation and maintenance of fluoroscopic, digital image recording and electrophysiologic equipment. Assists in the development of policies and procedures. Collects data for quality control programs. Assists with inventory controls and maintenance of computer reports. Patient care is individualized to the age/developmental, psycho-social-cultural patient need.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Pediatrics, Cath Lab and EP procedures
• An American Heart Association BLS and PALS
• ACLS preferred

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .