RN - Cath Lab Recovery Room

This is a full-time position with 12-hour shifts at Scripps Memorial La Jolla. M-F with shifts alternating between 5:30am, 6am, 7am, and 8:30am. TEE call on weekends for 5 hours.

Join the Scripps Health team to work with dedicated caregivers and deliver patient-centered care, while building a rewarding career with one of the nation's most respected healthcare organizations.

Why join Scripps Health?

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Join us as an EP/Cath Lab Recovery RN where you will:

• Prep/pre-op patients going into a cathlab/EP lab or CVOR procedure.
• Recover patients having either moderate sedation or general anesthesia and returning from:
  • Left or Right heart catheterization.
  • Peripheral angiogram
  • Cardiac ablations
  • Pacemaker/ICD implants
  • Structural hearts such as:
    • TAVR
    • Mitral Clip
    • Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
  • Interventional Radiology procedures such as:
    • Diagnostic Cerebral Angiogram
    • Biopsies
    • Port placement
    • Spinal Procedures
  • CVOR patients such as thoracotomies, sternal wire removal, and laser lead extractions.
• Assist in noninvasive procedures such as:
  • TEE/CV
  • Loop implants
  • TILT Table Testing
• Manage vascular access sites with close monitoring in the post-procedure arena
• Management of radial bands and Femostops
• Pull venous and Arterial Sheaths
• Titrate vasoactive gtts

Join us as an EP/Cath Lab Recovery RN where you will:

• Prep/pre-op patients going into a cathlab/EP lab or CVOR procedure.
• Recover patients having either moderate sedation or general anesthesia and returning from:
  • Left or Right heart catheterization.
  • Peripheral angiogram
  • Cardiac ablations
  • Pacemaker/ICD implants
  • Structural hearts such as:
    • TAVR
    • Mitral Clip
    • Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
  • Interventional Radiology procedures such as:
    • Diagnostic Cerebral Angiogram
    • Biopsies
    • Port placement
    • Spinal Procedures
  • CVOR patients such as thoracotomies, sternal wire removal, and laser lead extractions.
• Assist in noninvasive procedures such as:
  • TEE/CV
  • Loop implants
  • TILT Table Testing
• Manage vascular access sites with close monitoring in the post-procedure arena
• Management of radial bands and Femostops
• Pull venous and Arterial Sheaths
• Titrate vasoactive gtts

Required:

• Current CA RN License
• One (1) year of PCU, ED, ICU, Procedural IR or Cathlab, or PACU experience.
• BLS and ACLS for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Must have experience with radial bands, groin management, and Femostops
• Must have experience with care of the critical cardiac patient and care of the post cardiac surgical/procedure patient

Preferred:

• Prep and Recovery experience
• Strong Cardiac experience or ICU
• Knowledge of patient focused care delivery
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred