Location: Zion, IL

Start Date: 2025-10-31T17:26:01.000Z

End Date: 2026-01-30T17:26:01.000Z

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts

Hours per Week: 35

Candidate Pay Rate: Competitive pay based on experience — contact recruiter for current rates

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-centered nursing care in the cardiac catheterization lab
• Assess and monitor patients before, during, and after invasive cardiac procedures
• Collaborate with cardiologists, techs, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, efficient procedures
• Administer and monitor procedural sedation, vasoactive medications, and emergency meds as needed
• Operate and monitor specialized equipment (Impella, IABP, rotablator, balloon pump, laser)
• Perform sheath removal, hemostasis techniques, and post-procedural monitoring with attention to complications
• Document care accurately in Epic and communicate critical information during handoffs
• Float within scope to EP or IR as needed to meet facility patient-care demands

Qualifications

• Current Alaska RN license in hand required for auto-offer
• Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience (Cath Lab, ICU, ED, or similar preferred)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Comfortable with on-call responsibilities including 4th/5th weekend coverage
• Ability to safely float to EP or Interventional Radiology when needed
• Strong clinical assessment, dysrhythmia recognition, and hemodynamic monitoring skills

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; BSN preferred

Knowledge & Skills

• Cardiac catheterization procedures and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
• Swan-Ganz/pulmonary artery line monitoring and hemodynamic assessment
• Activated Clotting Time (ACT) management and topical hemostasis techniques
• Monitoring procedural sedation and end-tidal CO2
• Ventilator management and post-procedure critical care skills
• Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias and emergency medication administration
• Familiarity with Epic electronic charting system
• Experience with vascular access, sheath management, and advanced cath lab equipment (Impella, rotablator, balloon pump)

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay to reward your expertise
• Free parking on facility campus
• Licensure assistance guidance and reimbursement support for required paperwork
• Access to facility-sponsored training and Epic charting experience
• Flexible scheduling options with guaranteed minimum hours
• Supportive interdisciplinary team and clinical resources
• Travel reimbursement and help navigating local logistics
• Malpractice insurance and credentialing support during assignment

Travel Perks: Explore Zion, IL

Explore the Lake Michigan shoreline at nearby Illinois Beach State Park, enjoy local marinas and lakeside trails, sample regional dining in the Lake County area, and take easy weekend trips into downtown Chicago for world-class museums, theater, dining, and city sights — great balance between restful nature time and big-city adventures.

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