RN-Charge, Full Time, Days, Endoscopy

Step into a meaningful role at Logan Regional Medical Center, a 132-bed facility located in southern West Virginia. Logan Regional is an award-winning, full-service community hospital with a history of innovation, from its one-of-a-kind Rural General Surgery residency program to its collaboration with Marshall Health Network to bring more opportunities for specialty care to the area. Logan Regional has earned the prestigious "A" grade from The Leapfrog Group, inclusion in Becker’s listing of Great Community Hospitals, Forbes Inaugural Top Hospitals list, and Best-in-State hospital status from Newsweek/Statista. Consider growing your career at Logan Regional, which offers an ideal combination of high standards of care in a small, caring community.

Job Summary

The RN - Cath Lab provides skilled nursing care to patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular procedures. Responsibilities include patient assessment, procedure preparation, intra-procedure support including circulating and scrubbing roles, post-procedure monitoring, and collaboration with the interventional team. This position requires critical thinking, technical proficiency, and a strong commitment to patient safety and quality outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Prepares procedure suite and gathers necessary equipment and supplies.
• Conducts pre- and intra-procedure patient assessments and documents findings.
• Assists with patient transport, positioning, prepping, and draping.
• Circulates, scrubs, and monitors patients during diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures.
• Administers medications and oxygen under direct supervision of a physician.
• Operates and maintains monitoring and procedural equipment.
• Participates in patient recovery and post-procedure handoffs.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, and care teams.
• Supervises and supports other Cath Lab personnel as needed.
• Assists with conscious sedation and documentation per hospital policy.
• Participates in emergency response procedures, including defibrillation and IABP operation.
• Maintains cleanliness and readiness of Cath Lab.
• Participates in on-call rotation and complies with timely response expectations.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Proficient in EKG rhythm interpretation and invasive monitoring.
• Ability to scrub, circulate, and monitor in a procedural setting.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, adaptability, and effective problem-solving.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of sterile technique, patient safety protocols, and procedural sedation.
• Familiarity with cardiac equipment including injectors, monitors, and hemodynamic systems.
• Capable of lifting 50-150 lbs with or without assistance must use proper body mechanics.
• Physically able to stand for long periods and perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.

Education

• Postsecondary (Cert/Diploma/Program Grad) from an accredited school of nursing (Required) And
• Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or related field (Preferred)

Licenses/Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the state of practice Upon Hire (Required) And
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire or within facility-specified time frame (Required) And
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Within Facility-Specified time frame (May be Required-Facility Specific)

Experience

• 2+ years clinical nursing experience (Required) And
• 1+ years of Cath Lab or cardiac experience (Preferred)