RN Cardiac Cath Lab

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center in White Plains, NY seeks a specialized cardiovascular nurse to provide care during diagnostic and interventional procedures in the catheterization lab, ensuring patient safety and high-quality outcomes.

You will collaborate with physicians and teams to assess, monitor, educate, and support patients before, during, and after procedures while responding effectively to emergencies.

Qualifications

• BSN required or MSN.
• 1-3 years of acute care nursing, preferably step-down, critical care, or procedural nursing.
• Understanding of cardiovascular anatomy, hemodynamics, cardiac procedures, arrhythmia recognition, sterile technique, radiation safety, and emergency interventions (Medium proficiency).
• Must possess critical thinking, patient assessment and monitoring, IV skills and IV medication administration (High proficiency).
• Strong communication skills and rapid response in high-pressure situations (High proficiency).
• Registered Nurse New York - New York State Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to infection control standards to reduce risk of infections.
• Collaborates and communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Provides care during diagnostic/interventional cardiovascular procedures in the catheterization lab.
• Supports emergency responses and maintains compliance with hospital policies and standards.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient assessment

IV skills

Communication

Emergency response

Education

BSN or MSN

Job description

Job Location

City/State: White Plains, New York

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: Monday-Friday, varied hours

Scheduled Hours: Hours vary
Hours per Pay Period: 46.5

Pay Rate/Range: $60.80 - $78.20

Job Summary

Provides specialized nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, ensuring patient safety and high-quality clinical outcomes throughout all phases of care. Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to assess, monitor, educate, and support patients before, during, and after procedures while responding effectively to emergency situations and maintaining compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.

Essential Functions

• Understand and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors.
• Provides respectful care for all patients that allows for and promotes mutual respect, shared decision making and informed consent all the time while respecting a patient’s autonomy and dignity regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, religion, language, or any other protected group status.
• Utilizes the nursing process to meet the age specific needs of the patient in all aspects of care: biophysical, psychosocial, education, safety/environment, and discharge planning.
• Utilizes appropriate steps in the decision‑making process to include recognition and priority setting related to patient care and unit-based issues.
• Addresses issues with appropriate actions.
• Administers blood and blood products according to policy.
• Collaborates and communicates with the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Integrates patient rights and nursing ethics into work practice.
• Adheres to infection control standards to reduce the risk of nosocomial infections to patient and staff.
• Adheres to the tenets of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.
• Delegates activities to ancillary staff as it relates to the State Nurse Practice Act.
• Adheres to the ANA Code of Nursing Ethics & Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Supports, promotes, and practices within the WPH Professional Nursing Practice Model.
• Sustains and advances the Magnet model.
• Participates in the Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Completes competency requirements.
• Attends mandatory in‑services.
• Attends staff meetings as required/requested.
• Utilizes cost containment practices.
• Assumes Charge Nurse responsibility.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BSN required or MSN 1-3 years.
• 1-3 years of acute care nursing preferably step-down, critical care, or procedural nursing.
• Preferred: Understanding of cardiovascular anatomy, hemodynamics, cardiac procedures, arrhythmia recognition, sterile technique, radiation safety, and emergency interventions (Medium proficiency).
• Must possess critical thinking, patient assessment and monitoring, IV skills and IV medication administration (High proficiency).
• Strong communication skills and rapid response in high-pressure situations (High proficiency).
• Registered Nurse New York - New York State Board of Nursing.

Licensing and Certifications

• ACL/S – Advanced Cardiac Life Support – American Heart Association: Upon Hire Required, must be within 6 months of hire within 180 Days.
• BLS – Basic Life Support – American Heart Association: Upon Hire Required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About White Plains Hospital

White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – the highest distinction offered by the federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an "A" Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.