Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist with 2+ years of experience, RCIS or ARRT certification, and a background in a hospital with an open heart surgery program.

Details

• Cardiac Cath Lab setting within a hospital that includes an open heart surgery program
• Patient population spans pediatric (ages 1-12), adolescent (ages 13-17), adult (ages 18-69), and geriatric (70+) patients
• Specialized equipment includes PACS computer systems, hemodynamic monitoring equipment, and emergency patient care equipment
• 10-hour day shifts
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Graduate of an Allied Health Services Radiologic or Cardiovascular Technology Invasive Program
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an RCIS or Registered Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) in a cardiac cath lab
• Completion of 500 hours of PCI-certified work in a cardiac cath lab within a hospital with an open heart surgery program
• RCIS or ARRT certification required; registry-eligible candidates will have 1 year to obtain their registry
• Current Florida license required if applicable
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• 2 professional references dated within the last 12 months
• Skills checklist dated within the last 12 months

Additional Information

• Technologists rotate through three primary roles in the cath lab: Scrub (prepping and draping the patient, assisting the physician with wires, needles, catheters, and medications), Circulate (providing equipment to the scrub tech, managing IV drugs, and attending to patient needs), and Monitor (tracking vital signs, documenting procedures, creating medical records, recording intracardiac/peripheral pressures, and managing interdepartmental communications)
• Responsible for training staff technologists in cath lab roles
• All RTO requests must be submitted at the time of consideration