Every resume in this specialty says the same thing: cath lab experience. Our cath lab RN skills checklist digs into what that actually means for you. It runs 162 items deep, covering the hemodynamics you monitor, the medications you titrate, the procedures you circulate, and the patients you’ve cared for along the way.
Why so thorough? Junxion was founded by a former traveler, and we learned the hard way that a job title tells a recruiter almost nothing. A cath lab RN who lives in diagnostic caths and one who spends every shift in complex PCI with an IABP running are two different nurses. Your honest ratings let us pitch you for the lab that matches your actual strengths instead of guessing from a resume line.
It takes one sitting. Fill it out below and a copy of your results lands in your inbox.
What does the cath lab RN skills checklist cover?
The whole job. You’ll rate yourself across Cardiovascular assessment (from Cardiac Tamponade to identifying life-threatening dysrhythmias and arterial pressure monitoring), a 30-item Medications section, 31 Procedures/Equipment items, IV Therapy, and the age groups and clinical settings you’ve actually worked. Each item gets two quick ratings: proficiency, from Supervise/Teach down to None, and how recently you’ve done it. Honest answers make the matching sharper.
What happens after you submit?
A real recruiter reads your ratings and stacks them against the cath lab contracts we have open. If a lab fits your profile, we call you about that specific assignment. If nothing fits yet, your checklist stays current on file for the next one that does.
Want to scope the specialty first? Start at our travel cath lab RN hub and see how the contracts work.
FAQ: Cardiac Cath Lab RN Skills Checklist
How is the cath lab RN skills checklist scored?
Two ratings per item: your proficiency, running from Supervise/Teach at the top down to None, and how recently you’ve performed the skill. There’s no pass or fail. The ratings give your recruiter a real map of your strengths, like sheath management or titrating antiarrhythmics, so you get matched to labs where those strengths matter.
What if I mark None on a bunch of items?
Totally fine. The checklist spans 162 items across nine age groups and multiple settings, and almost nobody has done all of it. A nurse who is deep in interventional work but light on pediatrics still matches beautifully to an adult high-volume lab. Honest gaps are more useful to you than inflated ratings.
Do I need the checklist before applying to cath lab contracts?
With us, yes. Facilities want proof you can run their table, and the checklist is how we show them before you ever interview. It also protects you: we won’t pitch you into a lab that expects skills you haven’t rated, so your first week doesn’t come with surprises.
My background is diagnostic caths, not intervention. Should I still fill it out?
Absolutely. Diagnostic and interventional labs staff differently, and plenty of contracts want exactly your profile. Rate what you do, skip the inflation, and your recruiter will aim you at labs built around your experience instead of stretching you into the wrong room.