Travel Nurse Across America Allied is seeking a travel Cath Lab Technologist for a travel job in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Cath Lab Technologist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Start Date: 05/05/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 10 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
We're looking for a Cardiac Catheterization Technologist (Cath Lab Tech) for an immediate travel opening in Scranton, PA.
The right Cath Lab Tech must have 1 year of experience. Read below for additional requirements.
Cath Lab Techs assist doctors during advanced diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures such as cardiac catheterization, peripheral vascular procedures, and structural heart procedures in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Scrubbing, monitoring and assisting providers as requested.
As a Cath Lab Tech, you will be responsible for:
- Preparing the Cardiac Lab procedure rooms by ensuring adequate stock is available and in working condition, including instrument sterilization if applicable.
- Preparing patient and equipment for cardiac lab procedures by preparing site of entry, draping patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting up pressure transducers and tubing.
- Operating and ensuring the quality control of all equipment utilized in the cardiac cath lab. Knowledge of all related equipment within the laboratory.
- Scrubbing in during procedures, assisting the physician in maneuvering catheters.
- Obtaining and recording hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data by operating-hemodynamic and electrical amplifiers and digital and line fluoroscopic equipment.
- Monitoring the patient's hemodynamic status during procedures in the cardiac cath lab.
- Participating in life-saving measures such as defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Cath Lab techs should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean or stoop without difficulty.
Must have 1 year of experience. The Cath Lab Tech must have BLS, ACLS, ARRT (R) -CI preferred or CCI-RCIS certification, and state specific licensing when required.
Requirements : ARRT, ACLS, BLS, 1 Year
Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
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. Coronary artery disease, STEMI, cardiogenic shock, complex total occlusions, diagnostic Cath procedures, valvular disease, renal disease, carotid stenosis, limb salvage, peripheral stenosis, thrombosis disease, Impella insertion, LVAD insertions, etc. Cath Lab Tech: BLS, ACLS, RT or equivalent or RCIS is required Tech must be able to perform table movement (panning) Arrhythmia recognition and treatment, critical patient assessment skills Will not have to float to IR; IR and Cath Lab are separate departments. Will they be on call? Yes, 1-2 days per week from and every 4th weekend from 1630 Friday to 0600 Monday am.