- Specialty
- Cath Lab
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Rotating
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 18 weeks
- Start
- 09/28/2026
Job description
American Consultants is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Cath Lab for a travel nursing job in Santa Monica, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Cardiac Cath Lab
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/28/2026
- Duration: 18 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, rotating
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Opportunity – Registered Nurse, Cath Lab – Santa Monica, CA 90404
Start Date: September 28, 2026
Location: Beachside acute care hospital in Santa Monica, California
Schedule: Day shift, 4x10-hour shifts (07:00 - 17:30), 126-day assignment through February 1, 2027. On-call required based on needs with 30-minute response time, averaging 10 call shifts within a 6-week period including one weekend of call. Four weekend shifts required per contract. Daily census includes 3 scheduled cases with up to 9 cases per day including emergency cases.
Highlights:
- Work at a 266-bed acute care hospital in a beautiful beachside location
- 4-room Cath Lab utilizing Epic charting system and state-of-the-art equipment including Impella LVAD, IABP, and Phillips hemodynamic monitoring
- Comprehensive interdisciplinary support including respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, and transportation
- Treat diverse patient population including adults and geriatrics with conditions ranging from ST-elevated MIs to peripheral vascular disease
- Perform advanced procedures including coronary angiograms, PTCA, angioplasty, electrophysiological studies, and stroke interventions
- Interventional radiology experience is a plus
Requirements:
- Active Registered Nurse license (Compact license accepted; must be in hand at submission)
- Minimum 2 years of Cath Lab nursing experience preferred
- Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIH Stroke Scale
- Required skills: diagnostic cardiac cath lab, left and right heart catheterization, IABP placement/removal, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, IV vasopressors, antihypertensives, procedural sedation, pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring, thrombolytics, ventilator management, and drip management (Lasix)
- Experience with medications including nitroglycerin, epinephrine, neosynephrine, norepinephrine, TPA, Lasix, and Isuprel
- Clean background check required; previous travel experience preferred but first-time travelers not accepted
- Two professional references covering 1 year within the last 3 years
- All requested time off must be submitted at time of application; must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays
Why Join Us?
This travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to work in a premier beachside location while advancing your Cath Lab skills with cutting-edge technology and complex cardiovascular cases. The position includes guaranteed hours with comprehensive orientation support and the flexibility of a 4x10 schedule. Join a collaborative team environment with full interdisciplinary support in one of Southern California's most desirable coastal communities.
American Consultants Job ID #19024606. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:Cath Lab,07:00:00-23:50:00
About American Consultants
Since 1989, American Consultants has been the leader in national healthcare staffing and consulting services. We have successfully placed thousands of healthcare professionals in executive, clinical, laboratory, financial, consulting, and HIT roles across the country. We specialize in Healthcare Search and Staffing, IT Staffing and Solutions, and Executive Search and Interim Services. American Consultants takes a consultative approach to help our clients solve their talent acquisition and HIT challenges. We are truly the healthcare people.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- Weekly pay
- License and certification reimbursement
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus