Cath Lab PACU Nurse — $25K Sign-On + Relocation

CommonSpirit Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Clinical ladder pay

Referral bonuses

Relocation assistance

Excellent benefits

Job summary

The Cath Lab PACU Nurse provides high-level clinical care to patients immediately following invasive cardiac and vascular procedures, focusing on hemodynamic monitoring, vascular site management, and post-procedural risk assessment at CHI St. Vincent, part of CommonSpirit Health in Arkansas.

Responsibilities include stabilizing vitals and rhythms, managing arterial/venous access, administering anticoagulants and analgesics, and guiding patients and families through restrictions and hand-offs to

Qualifications

• Unencumbered Arkansas RN license required.
• 1 year of acute care experience required; residency program for new grads.
• PACU or Cath Lab experience preferred, not required.
• BLS and ACLS per American Heart Association required.

Responsibilities

• Stabilize vitals and cardiac rhythms; recover from sedation.
• Oversee vascular access sites to ensure hemostasis.
• Administer anticoagulants/antiplatelets and analgesics per orders.
• Educate patients/families and coordinate hand-offs to next care level.

Skills

Hemodynamic monitoring

Vascular access management

Cardiac medications administration

Analgesics administration

Patient education

BLS

ACLS

Education

Registered Nurse license (Arkansas)

Job description

The Cath Lab PACU Nurse provides high-level clinical care to patients immediately following invasive cardiac and vascular procedures, focusing on hemodynamic monitoring, vascular site management, and post-procedural risk assessment at CHI St. Vincent, part of CommonSpirit Health in Arkansas.

Responsibilities include stabilizing vitals and rhythms, managing arterial/venous access, administering anticoagulants and analgesics, and guiding patients and families through restrictions and hand-offs to