Certification Details
  • Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Verification required
  • Required Certifications for RN: BLS, ACLS
  • Required Certifications for Techs: RCIS, RT or RCES
    Job 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 Requirements
  • 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
    Schedule Information
  • 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
    Unit Specific Information
  • Working areas: RN's in CCL, EP & prep/recovery; Technologists in CCL & EP
  • Unit Specifics: All suites are in a combined unit
    Additional Details
  • 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