Cath Lab Technologist (RCIS/RCES)

Job Summary

Assists credentialed providers with diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures in cardiac and vascular laboratories. Works under the direct supervision of a credentialed provider and supports teamwork and KPNW’s mission and philosophy.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serves as a scrub assistant or monitor/recorder for cardiology and radiology studies.
• 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.
• Manages patient arterial and venous access sites after procedures, including sheath removal and safe management of hemostatic devices.
• Sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots an intra-aortic balloon pump when required.
• Recognizes cardiac arrhythmias and hemodynamic waveforms and alerts the credentialed provider and other team members during procedures, in accordance with protocol.
• Administers intracoronary and/or intra-arterial medications under a physician’s direct supervision.
• Prepares and maintains a sterile field using aseptic technique.
• Prepares, maintains, and operates hemodynamic and monitoring equipment.
• Starts and maintains IVs with appropriate training and certification.
• Uses IVUS and Site Rite ultrasound machines.
• Provides basic and advanced life support when required, including defibrillation.
• Maintains proficiency in performing point-of-care tests using laboratory equipment, such as activated clotting time (ACT), oxygen saturation, and arterial blood gas (ABG) tests.
• Provides patient education about procedures.
• Works on call and must be able to respond on-site within 30 minutes of being called.
• Restocks supplies and maintains a clean work area and file room.
• Performs quality assurance functions, troubleshoots equipment problems, and initiates vendor service calls.
• Assists 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 (e.g., nursing, respiratory therapy, radiographic technology, or emergency medicine technology), combined with comparable work experience and 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 KP Coalition employees.
• Education: N/A
• License, Certification, Registration:
  • One of the following certificates is required within 12 months of hire: Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist (RCES); American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Vascular Interventional Radiography; ARRT Cardiac Interventional Radiography; or Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS).
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
  • Basic Life Support (BLS).

Additional Requirements

• Ability to recognize and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias.
• Analytical ability to monitor and assess patient condition and perform hemodynamic calculations for diagnosis of heart disease.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

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