Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Cath Lab
Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me how your critical care experience prepared you for procedural nursing.
What they are checking: Whether they bring ICU skills like rhythm interpretation and drips that transfer to the cath lab.
The schedule is 40 hours a week days plus 9 to 10 on-call days a month. How will that work for you?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the on-call commitment and can respond reliably.
Tell me about a time you worked as part of a tight team under pressure.
What they are checking: Whether they communicate clearly with techs and physicians when seconds matter.
How do you keep up your ACLS and other certifications and stay current in cardiology?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of required certifications and ongoing learning.
What would you do
A STEMI page comes in while you're on call. Walk me through the next 30 minutes.
What they are checking: Whether they understand door-to-balloon urgency and how to prepare the patient and room.
About the work
Walk me through your role from the time a patient arrives in the cath lab to recovery.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the full procedural flow and the nurse's responsibilities at each stage.
What do you check before giving moderate sedation, and what do you watch during it?
What they are checking: Whether they can sedate patients safely and recognize over-sedation early.
How do you manage the access site after a radial versus a femoral approach?
What they are checking: Whether they know the different complications and checks for each access site.
Your patient's blood pressure drops suddenly during the procedure. What might be happening?
What they are checking: Whether they think through causes like bleeding, vagal response, tamponade or contrast reaction.
A patient has a contrast allergy noted in their chart. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they confirm allergies and follow pre-medication protocols before the procedure.
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