Cath Lab Special Procedures Technologist

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited

United States, Oregon, Oregon City

On-site · Full-time · Contract

Assists credentialed providers with diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures in cardiac and vascular laboratory environments. Works under the direct supervision of a credentialed provider and performs duties in a manner that supports teamwork and reflects KPNW’s mission and philosophy.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Monitors radiation safety and completes related documentation and compliance tasks.
    • Performs quality assurance checks on X-ray equipment and protective garments and accessories.
    • Troubleshoots equipment issues and initiates vendor service calls.
    • Assists the hospital radiation safety officer with CVL surveys and compliance documentation.
    • Uses IVUS, Site Rite, atherectomy devices, pacemakers/ICDs, and coronary angiography and intervention equipment.
  • Serves as scrub, monitor/recorder, and X-ray technician for assigned CVL procedures.
    • Prepares and positions patients for invasive procedures.
    • Assists with cardiovascular tests and records patients’ hemodynamic activity using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, and laboratory instruments.
    • Obtains hemostasis at arterial and venous access sites after procedures, including sheath removal and safe management of hemostatic devices.
    • Retrieves PACS images for presentation during cases.
    • Sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots equipment used during procedures.
    • Recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and hemodynamic waveforms and alerts the credentialed provider and other team members according to protocol.
  • Administers intracoronary and/or intra-arterial medications under direct physician supervision.
    • Prepares and maintains a sterile field using aseptic technique.
    • Supports the physician in the sterile field during assigned CVL procedures.
    • Prepares, maintains, and operates hemodynamic and monitoring equipment.
    • Provides basic and advanced life support, including defibrillation, when required.
    • Maintains proficiency in point-of-care testing, including activated clotting time (ACT), oxygen saturation, glucose, and arterial blood gas (ABG) testing.
    • Provides patient education about procedures.
    • Restocks supplies, maintains a clean work area, and files documentation.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • Experience: At least 12 continuous months of cardiac cath lab, EP, and/or special procedures work experience within the past three years. This experience requirement is waived for current KP Coalition employees under the National Agreement.
  • Education: Successful completion of an accredited radiologic technology program (ARRT).
  • Licenses and certifications:
    • Certified Radiologic Technologist (Washington) or Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist License (Oregon).
    • Within 12 months of hire, obtain one of the following: Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES), ARRT Vascular-Interventional Radiography (VI), or ARRT Cardiac-Interventional Radiography (CI).
    • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within one month of hire.
    • Radiologic Technologist certification from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
    • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within two months of hire.

Additional Requirements

  • Proof of continuing education to maintain registry.
  • Customer-focused service skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with peers and administration.
  • Ability to perform all functions competently without direct supervision.
  • Must comply with departmental policy requiring a 30-minute response time for after-hours call-backs.
  • Ability to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two years of recent EP, interventional cardiac, and/or vascular lab experience.
  • Recent angiography/cath lab experience.
  • Strong organizational, time-management, prioritization, planning, attention-to-detail, problem-solving, decision-making, judgment, technical, communication, interpersonal, customer relations, and organizational relations skills.
  • Adaptability and flexibility.
  • CCI Registered Cardiac Invasive Specialist (RCIS), Registered Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES), ARRT Cardiac-Interventional Radiography (CI), or ARRT Vascular-Interventional Radiography (VI) credential.
  • EKG rhythm and dysrhythmia recognition.

Job Details

  • Fair-share call
  • Employee status: Regular
  • Travel: None
  • Job level: Individual contributor
  • Job type: Standard