Quality Assurance Specialist jobs in Rapid City, SD

Cardiac Cath Lab

We're looking for clinicians for an immediate travel opening. This is a high acuity, fast-paced unit that requires teamwork and strong communication skills. First Time Travelers Accepted. Travelers will be expected to float.

Pay Package

• Paid Weekly
• Weekly Gross $2,878.02
• Hourly Rate $37.25
• OT Rate $55.88
• Weekly Stipend $1,388.02
• Blended rate $71.95
• 13 Week contract
• 40 hrs/week, 4x10 Days

Benefits Offered

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k
• PPE Provided
• Holiday Pay
• Referral Bonuses
• Direct Deposit
• Weekly Pay

Shifts Offered

• Full Time
• 8 Hour Shifts
• 10 Hour Shifts
• 12 Hour Shifts
• PRN

We are travelers building the kind of agency we always wanted, while we still work assignments.

Our clinicians are just as important to us as our customers.

We only hire clinicians we'd be glad to work with on the same unit (and we might be haha!). If approved, you will get your own relationship manager dedicated to helping you with everything before, during, and after each assignment for your entire time with us. We are transparent so ask us anything you want to know and if we know we will be happy to share everything we know with you.

Please come help us build a better kind of agency!

Job Description

**Shift:** 10 Hour Days

**Description:**

General Information:

- Beds: 2 Cath labs, 2 Hybrid peripheral/OR

**Acceptance Criteria:**

- Will you accept a traveler with 1-year experience? No, 2 years minimum with coronary, structural heart, complex PCI, and peripheral experience

- Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if very experienced in Coronary, Structural heart, complex PCI, and peripheral cases

- Travelers must live 100 miles away from the facility

- Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler

**Patient Types:**

- Coronary artery disease, STEMI, cardiogenic shock, complex total occlusions, diagnostic Cath procedures, valvular disease, renal disease, carotid stenosis, limb salvage, peripheral stenosis, thrombosis disease, etc.

**Patient Ratios:**

- RN: 1:1

**Required Certifications:**

- RN: BLS, ACLS

- Cath Lab Tech: BLS, ACLS, RT or equivalent or RCIS is required

**Required Education:**

- RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

- Tech: AA/AAS Degree

**Skills required:**

- RN: Critical patient assessment skills, Vasoactive and Sedation drug administration, sterile technique, air management, Laser and Lithotripsy Atherectomy, Cardiac Cath lab and Peripheral IV skills

- Devices: IABP, Impella, Rotoblator, Penumbra

- Tech: 2 years minimum with coronary, complex PCI, and peripheral experience

- Tech must be able to perform table movement (panning)

- Arrhythmia recognition and treatment, critical patient assessment skills

**Support on the Unit:**

- CNA (Ratio): N/A

- Charge nurse: M-F, 0600-1630

- Phlebotomy: N/A

- IV/VAT Team: N/A

**Charting System:**

- EPIC (required)

- Epic Cupid (preferred)

- Alaris

- Omnicell

**Floating:**

- If yes, where? No

**Orientation:**

- Facility and unit: 4 days (10 hr shifts)

**Scheduling:**

- Weekend rotation: Q4 weekends

**On-call:**

- Will they be on call? Yes, 1-2 days per week from 1630-0600 and every 4th weekend from 1630 Friday to 0600 Monday am

**Holiday Expectations:**

- Possibly 1 per assignment

**Approval of Time Off:**

- Must go through Manager

**Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?**

- Scrub Color: Procedural, provided

- Free Parking? Yes

**Guaranteed Hours:**

- Contract Weeks: 89