Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Cath Lab for a travel nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: Cardiac Cath Lab
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 10/26/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
40 hours per week
Shift: 10 hours, days
Employment Type: Travel
Cath Lab RN / Cath Lab Tech – Travel Assignment
Facility: IMMC – Cardiac Cath Lab Shift: 10-hour Days Schedule: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM Hours: 40 hours/week Experience: 2+ years Cath Lab experience required First-Time Travelers: Not accepted
Facility Highlights
Level I Trauma Center
Level III Perinatal Center
Teaching Hospital
Magnet-designated facility
Comprehensive Stroke Center
Approximately 397 beds
3 Cath Labs
Approximately 5–15 cases per day
Cath Lab Services
Cath Lab:
Diagnostic & interventional procedures
Left & right heart catheterization
NSTEMI & STEMI
Impella
IABP / balloon pumps
Rotoblator
CTO / staged PCI
Shockwave
Temporary pacemakers
Peripheral diagnostic/interventional procedures
Loop recorders
EP Lab:
Micra
Pacemakers
AICDs
Lead extractions/revisions
Generator changes
RN Requirements
2+ years Cath Lab experience
Previous travel experience required
BLS
ACLS
Experience with moderate sedation using Versed/Fentanyl
Critical drip management
Ability to monitor and circulate Cath Lab cases
Experience with a broad range of cardiac/interventional procedures preferred
Cath Lab Tech Requirements
2+ years Cath Lab experience
Previous travel experience required
BLS
ACLS
ARRT required
RCIS alone is not accepted
Experience with:
Laser lead extraction
Rotoblator
FFR
IVUS
Impella
IABP
EKOS
Pacemakers
Scrubbing and pan-table setup
Medrad
Groin-site management and monitoring
Equipment & Technology
Epic EMR
Alaris IV pumps
Pyxis medication dispensing
Philips hemodynamics
Merge PACS
Philips C-arms
Schedule & Call
4–5 additional overnight call shifts per 4-week schedule
Weekend call: 2 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
Saturday + Sunday together, or
Two separate weekend shifts
30-minute response time
No sleep room available
Holiday call may be required
Self-scheduling with manager's final approval
Schedule created in 6-week increments
RTO: Up to 7 days
Additional Information
No floating
Orientation: 1 day on the unit
Scrubs provided
Parking available:
$47.50/month
$23.75 for two weeks
Public transportation available near the CTA Brown Line
Ideal Candidate
Experienced Cath Lab RN or Cath Lab Tech with at least 2 years of Cath Lab experience, strong cardiac/interventional skills, and previous travel experience. Candidate must be comfortable with overnight and weekend call requirements.
About Care Career
Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.
With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.
Care Career is a modern, transparent staffing firm creating the ultimate community of US.
Benefits
Referral bonus
Weekly pay
Medical benefits
Continuing Education
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
Numbers & Facts
Location
Chicago, IL
Skills
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Cardiac Catheter Laboratoryunmatched
Cardiologyunmatched
Catheterizationunmatched
Catheterization Laboratoryunmatched
Cerebral Vascular Accidentunmatched
Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
Epic Systemsunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Hospitalunmatched
Laboratoryunmatched
Medicationsunmatched
Nursingunmatched
PCIunmatched
Pacemakerunmatched
Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)unmatched
Public Transportunmatched
Pumpsunmatched
Pyxisunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Registered Training Organisation (RTO)unmatched
Schedule Developmentunmatched
Shockwaveunmatched
Training/Teachingunmatched
Willing to Travelunmatched
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