RN:Cardiac Cath Lab

Job Title: RN, Cardiac Cath Lab

City/State: Rockford, Illinois

Shift: Days with On-Call Rotation, 4×10 Flex, 07:00:00-17:00:00

Contract Length: 91 weeks

Start Date: 04/14/2026

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Cath Lab RN for this opportunity. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a Cath Lab at a Level 1 Trauma Center.

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by care setting.
• Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
• Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient’s individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy.
• Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
• Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care. Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.
• Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately. Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
• Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
• Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
• Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
• Participates in the professional nursing continuum.
• Clinic and Ambulatory RNs will maintain the timely flow of patients, in addition to responding to telephone calls and performing telephone triage of patients.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• 3 years of RN experience with 1 year of critical care experience required.
• Cardiovascular Intervention experience required.
• Current IL RN licensure by the IL Dept of Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Current CPR certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, and Pediatric Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Successfully pass EKG test prior to completion of orientation.
• National Institute Healthcare Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.