Cath Lab Tech RCIS
Core
Performs technical duties for cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, and structural heart procedures in a Cath Lab, assisting physicians with patient care and equipment operation.
Role type
Cath Lab Technologist (RCIS/RCES)
Builds
Diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures, electrophysiology ablations, structural heart closures, and neurovascular interventions.
Domain
Healthcare - Cardiovascular Medicine
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment and monitoring, equipment operation and troubleshooting, procedural assistance, hemodynamic assessment and calculations, medication administration (under supervision), documentation and reporting, patient education, x-ray safety principles
Preferred skills
Fluoroscopy operator certification, 2+ years of CV Invasive Training experience
Technologies
Philips imaging systems, GE Mac-Lab, Epic/Cupid, Acist, Med Rad, Penumbra, Shockwave, Rotational Atherectomy, Volcano, Boston Scientific, Impella, 3D ICE
Responsibilities
Prepare procedure rooms and manage post-procedure turnover; operate imaging and hemodynamic monitoring equipment; assist in inventory control of invasive supplies; document procedures and acquire imaging studies; apply closure devices or manage sheath removal; perform point-of-care testing and quality assurance; scrub, circulate, and monitor during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Seniority
Mid-level clinical technologist