- Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Verification required
- Required Certifications for RN: BLS, ACLS
- Required Certifications for Techs: RCIS, RT or RCES
Certification Details
- Job for Cath Lab Tech at St Joseph Medical Center
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Unit Cath Lab has 2 suites used for Cath Lab, 1 for vascular
- Average of 22 total cases per day between Cath Lab and EP
- Job Duties include circulating, prep and recovery experience preferred
- Cath Lab Techs: Circulating, prep and recovery experience preferred
- EMR/Equipment used: EPIC, MacLab, GE Imaging
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Minimum of 2 years experience
- Cardiologist hours/on call: On Call when not in house
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: Provided
- Shifts & Scheduling: 0600 - 1430 and call time
- Floating Requirements: May take a case over to the EP lab, focusing on a one team approach
- Unit/Department specific orientation: 1 Week
Job Details
- RN: BLS, ACLS
- Techs- RCIS, RT or RCES
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients include Right and left heart cath with or without intervention
- Knowledge of IABP & Impella insertion required
- Techs must also have experience in Cath lab and EP
Job Requirements
- Shifts & Scheduling: 0600 - 1430 and call time
- Weeknight/Call Requirement: Call time starts after 1730. Average of 8 days a month
- Weekend/Call Requirement: 1 weekend per 4 week schedule. Friday saturday sunday.
- Holiday/Call Requirement: Covered by call time
- Is there a mandatory call/standby requirement? Yes - see above
- What is call response time? 30 minutes
Schedule Information
- Working areas: RN's in CCL, EP & prep/recovery; Technologists in CCL & EP
- Unit Specifics: All suites are in a combined unit
Unit Specific Information
- ACLS, ARRT, BLS, Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Verification required
- Notes: Ask about experience with prep and recovery
- Additional Questions: Epic knowledge, GE imaging equipment
Additional Details