Cath Lab Technologist

The Cath Lab Technologist assists credentialed providers with diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures in cardiac and vascular laboratory environments. This role promotes teamwork and operates under the direct supervision of a credentialed provider.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a scrub assistant or monitor/recorder for cardiology and radiology studies.
• Prepare and position patients for invasive procedures.
• Assist with cardiovascular tests and record patient hemodynamic activity using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, and laboratory instruments.
• Manage patient arterial and venous access sites after procedures, including sheath removal and safe management of hemostatic devices.
• Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot the intra-aortic balloon pump when required.
• Recognize cardiac arrhythmias and hemodynamic waveforms, and alert the credentialed provider and other team members during procedures and according to protocol.
• Administer intracoronary and/or intra-arterial medications under the direct supervision of a physician.
• Prepare and maintain a sterile field using aseptic technique.
• Prepare, maintain, and operate hemodynamic and monitoring equipment.
• Start and maintain IVs with appropriate training and certification.
• Demonstrate familiarity with IVUS and Site Rite ultrasound machines.
• Provide basic and advanced life support when required, including defibrillation.
• Perform point-of-care tests using laboratory equipment, such as activated clotting time (ACT), oxygen saturation, and arterial blood gas (ABG) tests.
• Provide patient education about procedures.
• Restock supplies and maintain a clean work area.
• File work area documents.
• Perform quality assurance functions.
• Troubleshoot equipment problems and initiate vendor service calls.
• Assist with patient transportation.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: Successful completion of an accredited invasive cardiovascular technologist training program, or two years of education in an allied health science (such as nursing, respiratory therapy, radiographic technology, or emergency medicine technology) with comparable work experience, including at least two years of recent on-the-job training in an interventional cath lab environment. Per the National Agreement, this experience requirement is waived for current Coalition employees.
• Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations:
  • Obtain one of the following within 12 months of hire: Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certificate; American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certificate in Vascular Interventional Radiography; ARRT certificate in Cardiac Interventional Radiography; or Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certificate.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS).

Additional Requirements

• Ability to return to the facility within 30 minutes when called in for emergencies.
• Ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias.
• Analytical ability to monitor and assess patient condition and perform hemodynamic calculations for the diagnosis of heart disease.
• Ability to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of recent interventional cath lab experience.
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) certification for cardiovascular labs, or Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES) certification for electrophysiology.