The weekday call is from the next morning. Weekend call starts at 1600 on Friday until 0730 on Monday
Most staff works 10 hours shifts - shifts vary.
Hospital: Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Location: Portsmouth, NH
Borthwick Ave
Unit: Cath Lab
Building: Shoals Building
General Information
Unit Specifics:
Number of Beds : 4 holding, 4 observation, 3 procedural rooms
Patient Ratios: depends on if you are working in the procedural room or in holding. 3 people per team in procedural for 1 patient, generally 2 patients per nurse in holding (not for techs)
Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): 1 unit coordinator, 5 RCIS/Tech, 7 RNs. Not all members are in each day. Generally about 9-10 staff members are scheduled daily
Type of equipment: GE xray system, GE hemodynamics, Meditech documentation. Many different types of procedural equipment
Documentation system: Meditech
Scheduling requirements: 5 days/week (8 Hr days) & call generally 10 days/month for call
Floating policy: if no cases, may be asked to float this is rare
Patient Experience requirements: cath lab experience is preferred. For travel staff this is a requirement.
Hospital Specifics-
Certifications: ACLS/BLS
RT or RCIS Certification
Must be state licensed in New Hampshire
Hiring profile
Requested Skill Set: Proper schooling/degree. RCIS certificaiton
Must have: RCIS within 1 year of hire, ACLS/BLS
Advanced skills needed: Cath Lab experience
Procedures performed on unit: cardiac caths PCI, STEMI, peripheral angiograms & interventions, implants PPM/ICD/CRT-D, EP studies & ablations,
Dress Code:
Scrubs provided