Description

Cath Lab Tech
Location: Seattle, WA
Agency: United Health Care Staffing
Pay: $3,500 to $4,000 per week
Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Responsibilities

• Procedural Scrubbing & Circulating: Scrub in to assist interventional cardiologists during diagnostic and interventional procedures, including cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, stenting, pacemakers, and ICD implantations.

• Hemodynamic Monitoring: Operate complex physiological monitoring systems; precisely track, record, and interpret hemodynamic waveforms, ECG changes, and patient vital signs in real time during procedures.

• Imaging System Operation: Safely position and operate single/biplane fluoroscopic imaging equipment, managing contrast injectors and ensuring strict adherence to radiation safety (ALARA) principles.

• On-Call Rotation: Actively participate in the department's emergency on-call schedule (weeknights and weekends) to provide immediate coverage for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) and emergent cases.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Certifications: Active national credential as a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) through CCI or a Registered Radiologic Technologist with a cardiac focus (ARRT-R or ARRT-CI).

• State Licensure: Active Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Radiologic Technologist or Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist certification.

• Experience: Minimum 1 to 2 years of recent, independent scrubbing and monitoring experience in a high-volume, acute care hospital Cath Lab.

• Life Support: Active American Heart Association (AHA) BLS and ACLS certifications are mandatory.