Registered Nurse RN - Cardiac Cath Lab

HCA Houston Healthcare; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, TX is seeking a Cardiac Cath Lab RN to scrub, circulate and document for diagnostic and interventional procedures. You will provide age-appropriate care, administer medications, and ensure infection control across the peri-procedural spectrum.

The role requires a Texas RN license, BLS/ACLS, and 1 year Cath Lab experience; a BSN is preferred. This is a full-time on-site position with competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with a nursing degree and Texas license.
• BLS and ACLS certification from American Heart Association.
• Minimum one year Cath Lab interventional experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Ability to scrub, circulate, and document procedures.

Responsibilities

• Scrub for diagnostic or interventional cardiology or radiology procedures.
• Document procedures on the hemodynamic system.
• Provide patient care from pre-admission through hospitalization and post-discharge.
• Administer medications and follow complex physician orders.
• Educate patients and respect diverse cultural values while maintaining infection control.
• Participate in hospital performance initiatives and safety improvements.

Skills

Cath Lab experience

RN license

BLS/ACLS

Interventional cardiology knowledge

Education

BSN/ASN/Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Work Schedule: 5 days per week, 8 hour shifts; 30-minute commutable address to facility for On-Call.

Advance your cardiovascular nursing career at HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast and deliver life-saving clinical interventions as a Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse (RN). This high-impact role is strategically designed to attract elite Cath Lab, Interventional Cardiology, Circulating Cath Lab, and Cath Lab Scrub RNs who thrive under pressure in high-acuity environments. Operating within our advanced interventional suites, you will provide critical care across a comprehensive spectrum of procedures—including diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations, percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), pacemaker and AICD insertions, peripheral vascular interventions, and emergent STEMI treatments. As the only hospital in Pasadena recognized by the American College of Cardiology as an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation, our cardiovascular service line is highly decorated with elite national accolades. Our program proudly boasts the American Heart Association’s Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Receiving - Gold Plus and NSTEMI - Gold performance honors, alongside the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award, the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award, and America's 250 Best Hospitals Award, offering you a premier, award-winning environment to practice at the absolute peak of your license.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The RN in the Cardiac Cath Lab is responsible for performing either scrubbing duties, documentation of the procedure on the hemodynamic system, and circulating for diagnostic or interventional cardiology/radiology procedures. Responsibilities also include assessing the needs of the patient, providing age specific patient care based on assessment data, current knowledge/skills which include policies and procedures of the department and physician orders. Accepts assignments that coincide with her/his experience, knowledge, and ability.

What you will do in this role:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate comprehensive patient care from pre-admission through hospitalization and post-discharge using an interdisciplinary approach.
• Safely administer medications, carry out complex physician treatment orders, and monitor patient clinical reactions through the established chain of command.
• Educate patients to encourage active care participation while strictly respecting their diverse cultural, psychosocial, spiritual values, and a restraint-free environment.
• Ensure exact documentation, practice rigorous infection control, and strictly follow all laws, regulations, and hospital policies regarding controlled substances.
• Participate actively in hospital performance initiatives, champion leadership activities, and support organizational vision to improve overall safety and clinical outcomes.
• Cultivate teamwork, share specialized knowledge across the interdisciplinary team, and proactively identify personal clinical learning needs to present to management.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
• Current BLS and ACLS issued from American Heart Association required
• Minimum of one (1) year Cath Lab experience in an interventional lab is preferred.
• Previous experience must include: defibrillation, utilization of emergency drugs, cardiac monitoring with identification and treatment of dysrhythmias and elective cardioversion.
• 1 year of clinical Cardiac Cath Lab experience as a licensed RN in a hospital required.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future.

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas. We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board-certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare.

HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.