Job description
Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization
Start Date: 11-02-2026
End Date: 05-03-2027
Contract Type: Contract
Hours per Week: 40
Candidate Pay Rate: $68.60 per hour
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.
Education
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Variety of cases in multiple areas. cardiac/interventional
- cardiology (diagnostic heart caths, PCIs/cardiac interventions, device implants, etc.) interventional
- radiology (ports, feeding tubes, dialysis catheters, IVC filters, nephrostomy tubes, vertebroplasties,
- etc.) vascular (AAA/ELG endovascular repairs, TCAR, carotid angiogram/stenting, peripheral
- diagnostic and interventions, etc.) structural heart (TAVR, mitraclip, left atrial appendage closures,
- PFO closures, alcohol ablations, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, etc.) electrophysiology (cardiac
- ablations, device implants)
- Job Duties: RN: circulate cases including administering medications/sedation, monitoring patient
- through procedures (and monitor or scrub if trained to do so)
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Prefer at least 2-3 years of experience in both IR and cath lab for
- both techs and RNs, as well as vasacular and/or structural heart experience, but during the
- interview we can talk to them about their experience and see if it is something that we can work
- with if they do not have experience in all of those areas. Experience with our charting systems and
- equipment is preferable, but again can be on a case to case basis upon interviewing them
- EMR/Equipment: EMR: Cerner
- Hemodynamic charting system: Merge
- Room Equipment: x-ray/table is Phillips in all rooms. Ultrasound (both regular and cardiac) Various
- equipment used for cases such as impella, intra-aortic balloon pump, laser atherectomy, CSI,
- rotablator, angiojet, FFR, IVUS, OCT, C02 for angiography, etc.
- Cardiologist hours/on call "24/7 call coverage with interventional cardiologist and interventional
- radiologist and a 1 cath lab team
- Regular cath lab hours: Monday-Friday 0700-1730 and then a call team takes over from 1730-
- 0700 the next morning.
- Manager/Charge Nurse: 1 cath lab interim manager and 1 charge nurse per day on regular
- Monday-Friday shifts
- Cath Lab Techs: Yes
- Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 4 10 hour shifts a week
- (Monday-Friday with 1 weekday off) 3-4 person teams per room depending on staffing and type of
- case. 4 person teams for call teams
- Weeknight/Call Requirements: Typically, 7-10 days of call per month from 1730-0700
- (includes your 1 weekend a month of 3 days)…average of 1-2 weeknight call shifts per week
- Weekend/Call Requirements: 1 weekend per month (Friday at 1730 – Monday at 0700)
- Holiday/Call Requirements: Typically, 1 summer holiday (Memorial Day, Independence Day or
- Labor Day) and 1 winter holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year)…may be a couple day
- stretch or call or over a weekend for your holiday commitment
- What is call response time?: 30 minutes
- Floating Requirements: Typically, the cath lab staff do not float to other departments. However,
- floating is possible (likely as a team nurse or to be helping hands) if hospital census, critical
- staffing, etc. warrants it.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Hospital provides scrubs for use while in the cath lab (wear street
- clothing in to work, change into our scrubs, and then change back before going home)
- Unit/Department specific orientation RNs: 1 day of hospital orientation followed by 2 days of -
- department specific orientation.
- Specialty: CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION- 757000
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Cardiac Catheterization? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.